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ballistic [bəˈlɪstɪk] adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) of or relating to ballistics 2. (Physics / General Physics) 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 3. (Physics / General Physics) (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 5. (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons ballistic nylon ballistically adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ballistic adjective go ballistic (Informal) 1. go mad, go wild, go ape (slang), go berserk, go apeshit (slang) The singer went ballistic. 2. go through the roof, go mental (slang), go mad, go bananas (slang), go out of control August registrations have gone ballistic. Translations ballistic [bəˈlɪstɪk] ballistic [bəˈlɪstɪk] adj [evidence, fingerprinting, test] → balistique; [weapon] → balistique ballistic missile to go ballistic (= get angry) [person] → piquer une crise > ballistic missile n → missile m balistique ballistic ballistic [bəˈlɪstɪk] adj → balistico/a intercontinental ballistic missile → missile m a gettata intercontinentale ballistic [bəˈlɪstɪk] adj → balistico/a intercontinental ballistic missile → missile m a gettata intercontinentale How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It can be fired from all current and future smooth-bore 120-mm mortar weapons and flies ballistically to its search area. He teams up with the town's other young losers to form the Dandies, a secret society of shooters who dress in 19th-century garb, conduct eccentric rituals in their underground ``temple'' and profess their pacifism while becoming more ballistically knowledgeable than your average Navy SEAL. That's because most researchers studying those gases use such perfect crystals that electrons move ballistically, that is, they travel extraordinary distances--tens to hundreds of micrometers--before colliding with one another or with atoms in the material. |
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