ballistic

[Bal*lis·tic]

The adjective ballistic describes the flight of an object through space. It usually applies to projectiles like bullets or rockets that are fired from weapons. If you’re in the path of a ballistic missile, get out of the way!

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

Adjective
relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"


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

a.
Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile.


Ballistic

Bal*lis"tic , a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. 2. Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile. Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.

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

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Usage Examples

We know that there are unaccounted-for Scud and other ballistic missiles in Iraq. And part of the problem is that, since 1998, there has been no way to even get minimal information about those programs except through intelligence means.

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Other Usage Examples

Bad acting comes in many bags, various odors. It can be performed by cardboard refugees from an Ed Wood movie, reciting their dialogue off an eye chart, or by hopped-up pros looking to punch a hole through the fourth wall from pure ballistic force of personality, like Joe Pesci in a bad mood. I can respect bad acting that owns its own style.

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