la
feminine
/baˈlistika/
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Translation
ballistics
Word origin
From Latin ballista ('war machine for hurling stones'), from Greek ballein ('to throw').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- ballein
- English cognates
- ballistic, ballista
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbalísticas
Examples
proyectiles.
Ballistics studies the movement of projectiles.
confirmó .
The ballistics report confirmed the trajectory of the shot.
expertos .
The ballistics experts analysed the evidence.
rama física aplicada.
Ballistics is a branch of applied physics.
¿ ?
What does the ballistics study say about the angle of the shot?
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