What is the aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece called?
impetus — (Gun.) The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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