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tɪk adjective
Idioms 1.
of or pertaining to ballistics.
2.
having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics.
3.
go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational: went ballistic over the idea of a tax hike.
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ballistic (bəˈlɪstɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to ballistics |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | (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 |
| 4. | informal go ballistic to become enraged or frenziedly violent |
| 5. | (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons: ballistic nylon |
| bal'listically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ballistic
1775, ult. from Gk. ballein "to throw" (see ballistics). Of rockets or missiles, from 1949. Ballistic missile first attested 1954, attained extreme heights, hence figurative expression go ballistic (1981) "become irrationally angry."
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Idioms & Phrases
go ballistic
Become extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car. This expression, a variation on go berserk, originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [Slang; mid-1980s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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