Definitions for ballistic
bəˈlɪs tɪkbal·lis·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. ballisticadjective

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

   "ballistic missile"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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.

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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.

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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

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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 GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to pronounce ballistic?

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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. Joseph Dempsey:

   Following their 2018 self-imposed moratorium on long range and nuclear testing, they have limited ballistic missiles tested to short range( SRBM) and medium range( MRBM), earlier this month [ North Korea ] stated they were going to re-examine restarting previously suspended activities.

2. Mike Pence:

   As the President says, it's time for them to behave, to listen to the world community and to set aside their nuclear ambitions, their ballistic missile ambitions, and be willing to join the family of nations.

3. Tom Whitmeyer:

   We're really, really super sensitive to cryogenic launch vehicles that are the size and capability that are very analogous to ballistic-type capabilities that other countries are very interested in, and what they're specifically looking for is timing sequence flow rates, temperatures, anything that would help them or other folks to potentially be used to help other people do similar things.

4. Donald Trump:

   The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   It allows enrichment, it's going to allow a new generation of centrifuges, it's going to allow the development of ballistic missiles, it doesn't do anything about the development of an actual warhead that will go on a weapon that will attack either Israel or Europe or the United States.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ballistic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ballistic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballistic
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ballistic
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ballistic