Definitions for ballisticbəˈlɪs tɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bal•lis•ticbəˈlɪs tɪk(adj.)
of or pertaining to ballistics.
Category: Physics, Rocketry
having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics.
Category: Physics, Rocketry
Idioms for ballistic:
go ballistic, to become overwrought or irrational.
Origin of ballistic:
1765–75; ballist (a ) + -ic
bal•lis′ti•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ballistic(adj)
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
"ballistic missile"
Wiktionary
ballistic(Adjective)
Or relating to ballistics.
ballistic(Adjective)
Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
ballistic(Adjective)
Very angry.
When he heard him lie about it, he went ballistic.
Origin: From ballista.
Webster Dictionary
Ballistic(adj)
of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine
Ballistic(adj)
pertaining to projection, or to a projectile
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