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What is the noun for ballistically?

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ballistics
  1. (physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.
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    1. “The scientists conducted extensive ballistics testing to analyze the trajectory, forces, flight patterns, and effects of the newly developed missile.”
      “The premise of the.45 Glock Automatic Pistol is to provide the ballistics of the.45 Automatic Colt Pistol in a smaller platform.”
      “The ballistics of a bullet lodged in the sidewalk indicated that the man missed, from five paces away.”
ballista
  1. An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
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    1. “I watched a ballista being fired and was impressed by the sheer power and accuracy.”
      “Watch out for stray ballista bolts, javelins etc, and avoid all the experimental kilns as they tend to explode.”
      “Three of the most common were the ballista, the mangonel, and the trebuchet.”
ballistician
  1. A person who has expertise in the field of ballistics
  2. Examples:
    1. “Ten years ago, ballistician Ed Lowry developed a groundbreaking program for Windows entitled Shotshell Ballistics, but it's no longer available.”
      “Alan Corzine, chief ballistician of Pinnacle Ammunition Company, researched a massive number of shotshell loads using slow-motion photography.”
      “Headed up by ballistician Alan Corzine, and funded by a new shotshell ammunition company dubbed Pinnacle Ammunition, the project was undertaken at two locations.”
ballisticity
  1. The quality of being ballistic.
ballisticians
  1. plural of ballistician
ballistae
  1. plural form of ballista
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    1. “Unconventional contrivances and machina arcana include a range of desktop siege weapons including miniature trebuchets, ballistae, and mangonels.”
      “It was more of a fortress, with ballistae and cannons ruling the top, and bridges, which connected the five towers.”
      “The two types of siege weapons were catapults and ballistae, with catapults being the predecessor.”
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