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ballistic
[ buh-lis-tik ]
adjective
- of or relating to ballistics.
- having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics.
ballistic
/ əˈɪɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to ballistics
- denoting or relating to the flight of projectiles after power has been cut off, moving under their own momentum and the external forces of gravity and air resistance
- (of a measurement or measuring instrument) depending on a brief impulse or current that causes a movement related to the quantity to be measured
a ballistic pendulum
- go ballistic informal.to become enraged or frenziedly violent
- (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons
ballistic nylon
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·t·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ballistic1
Idioms and Phrases
- go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational:
went ballistic over the idea of a tax hike.
More idioms and phrases containing ballistic
see go ballistic .Example Sentences
Roughly 130 positions — including crime scene photographers and analysts who process fingerprints and ballistic evidence — are not easily replaced, McDonnell warned.
Iran's defence ministry denied reports that the explosion was caused by the improper handling of a shipment of sodium perchlorate, a solid fuel used for ballistic missiles.
“I knocked on the door, they answered it for some reason and I just started going ballistic.”
Two ballistic missiles struck the city centre mid-morning on Sunday, exploding near the state university and congress centre, leaving bloodied bodies scattered in the streets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the "terrible strike by Russian ballistic missiles" hit an "ordinary city street, ordinary life", adding that without strong pressure, "Russia will continue to drag out this war".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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