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Record 1 2006-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ballistics
DEF

Helical grooves in the bore of a firearm barrel designed to impart a rotary motion and gyroscopically stabilise the projectile during flight, so that it travels point first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Balistique
DEF

Rainures hélicoïdales de l'âme du canon d'une arme à feu, conçues pour communiquer au projectile un mouvement rotatif et le stabiliser sur le plan gyroscopique pendant son trajet, pour qu'il voyage la pointe vers l'avant.

OBS

rayures : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Balística
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