electroballistics
English
Etymology
From electro- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s.
Noun
electroballistics (uncountable)
- (dated) The process or science of measuring the force or velocity of projectiles by means of electricity.
References
- “electro-ballistics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.