ballistics

• ⇰ प्राक्षेपिकी

• ⇰ The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine.
• ⇰ The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight, especially when they are in free fall within the earth's gravitational field.
• ⇰ The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the discharge of a firearm.
• ⇰ 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.