ballistics

(noun)

the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like

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Examples of ballistics in the following topics:

  • Other Geophysical Applications

    • The Coriolis effects also became important in ballistics calculations -- for example, calculating the trajectories of very long-range artillery shells.

  • Microwaves

    • These devices operate on different principles from low-frequency vacuum tubes, using the ballistic motion of electrons in a vacuum under the influence of controlling electric or magnetic fields, and include the magnetron (used in microwave ovens), klystron, traveling-wave tube (TWT), and gyrotron.