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bal⋅lis⋅tic

  [buh-lis-tik]
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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   (bə-lĭs'tĭk)   
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.

  2. Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.


[From ballista.]
bal·lis'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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