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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
/ ²úəˈ±ôɪ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /
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
- ²ú²¹±ôˈ±ô¾±²õ³Ù¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú²¹±ô·±ô¾±²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog 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
The head of the city's defence administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, said a ballistic missile had landed in the centre of a residential area.
And it is still possible that he will do this by launching the equivalent of a salvo of ballistic missiles into the global trading system, with a universal tariff on all imports into the USA.
It is also equipped with an emergency ballistic parachute to bring the aircraft and passengers down safely.
Zelensky said Ukraine has successfully tested its first domestically made ballistic weapon and upgraded its cruise missile Neptune to hit ground as well naval targets.
On Tuesday morning, Ukraine said Russia launched some 139 drones and one ballistic missile overnight.
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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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