What does ballistic mean?

Definitions for ballistic
bəˈlɪs tɪkbal·lis·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ballisticadjective

    relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity

    "ballistic missile"

Wiktionary

  1. ballisticadjective

    Or relating to ballistics.

  2. ballisticadjective

    Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power

  3. ballisticadjective

    Very angry.

    When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic.

  4. Etymology: From ballista.

ChatGPT

  1. ballistic

    Ballistic refers to anything related to the study and design of projectiles, their movement, dynamics, angular movement, and the effects of forces such as deflection or drag forces, or stabilization. Initially, it was used to refer to the science of metal projectiles launched by weapons, but can also refer to any object that is launched into the air and follows a curved trajectory under the influence of gravity and other forces. It can extend to the launching and movement of missiles, bullets, rockets, space vehicles, and satellites. Additionally, it can imply an uncontrolled or recklessly determined course or behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ballisticadjective

    of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine

  2. Ballisticadjective

    pertaining to projection, or to a projectile

Wikidata

  1. Ballistic

    Ballistic is a fictional superhero from the Image Comics comic book series Cyberforce. Created by Marc Silvestri, she first appeared in 1991.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. ballistic

    Is a machine designed to determine by electricity the initial velocity of a projectile. The West Point ballistic machine, devised for use at the Military Academy by Col. Benton, of the ordnance department, and since adopted by that department, consists of a bed-plate of metal supporting an arc placed in a perpendicular position, and graduated. Suspended perpendicular to the plane of this arc are two pendulums, having a common axis of motion passing through the centre. Two electro-magnets are attached to the horizontal limb of the arc to hold up the pendulums when they are deflected through angles of 90°. There is also an apparatus which records the point at which the pendulums pass each other, when they fall by the breaking of the currents which excite the magnets, two targets being placed so as to support the wires in a position to be cut by the projectile. The velocity of the electric currents being considered instantaneous, and the loss of the power of the magnets simultaneous with the rupture of the currents, it follows that each pendulum begins to move at the instant that the projectile cuts the wire, and that the interval of time corresponds to the difference of the arcs described by the pendulums up to the time of meeting.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ballistic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ballistic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ballistic in a Sentence

  1. John Bolton:

    The president has held the door open to real negotiations to completely and verifiably eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program, its pursuit of ballistic missile delivery systems, its support for international terrorism and other malign behavior worldwide, all that Iran needs to do is to walk through that open door.

  2. Ismail Kowsari:

    Who are you and America to tell us to limit the range of ballistic missiles? history has shown that with the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki America is the top criminal with regard to missiles.

  3. David Schmerler:

    This is the first successful test (of this type of missile) that we know of, one of the big takeaways is the missile's performance, which might give credit to their own design capability. It outperformed previous, copied missile designs, which means that their ballistic missile program is moving at an accelerating rate.

  4. Jack Keane:

    This guy has been negotiating through three consecutive presidents, he’s launched ballistic missiles. I don’t think Iran has done that.

  5. Stephen Innes:

    Oil prices went ballistic after the API report, oil prices have been squeezing higher on escalating tensions in the Middle East. But with late-day draws showing up in the API report, this is a strong signal for the energy market.

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