(n) identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it, Syn.ballistic fingerprinting, bullet fingerprinting
(n) a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; when it is struck by a projectile its displacement is used to measure the projectile's velocity
(n) a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles, Syn.cardiograph
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n.; pl.Ballistæ [ L. ballista, balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw. ] An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Pertaining to ballistics{ 2 }, or to a projectile in a gravitational field. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
3. frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase go ballistic. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]
Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted with guided missile. Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). [ PJC ]
n. [ Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista. ] The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field. [ PJC ]
3. The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm. [ PJC ]
4. The division within a police department which studies the characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal investigations. [ PJC ]
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