ballisticiann.
/ˌbalᵻˈstɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌbæləˈstɪʃ(ə)n/ An expert or specialist in the science of ballistics.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [noun] > throwing missiles > science of projectiles > one skilled in
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1907 Times 30 July 4/6 The news [of a German pointed bullet] came over to England two years ago and gave the ballisticians reason to think.
1936 J. E. Hoover Sci. Meth. Crime Det. 17 The forensic ballistician is often very helpful to the courts in furnishing opinions as to the effective range at which powder burns occur.
1948 Sci. News 7 23 Hitherto the behaviour of bodies moving at very high speeds through the air has been mainly the concern of the ballistician.
1990 Law & Human Behavior 14 303 (note) The ballistician initially concluded that his tests did not confirm that the murder weapon was the one that belonged to the defendant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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