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bal·lis·tic

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to ballistics.

2.	having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics.

—Idiom

3.	go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational: went ballistic over the idea of a tax hike.

[Origin: 1765–75; ballist(a) + -ic

]

—Related forms

bal·lis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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bal·lis·tic Audio Help (bə-lĭs'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles.
2. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms.
Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.

[From ballista.]

bal·lis'ti·cal·ly adv.

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ballistic
adjective
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"

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Ballistic

Bal*lis"tic\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.

2. Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile.

Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.

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