Ballistic

English

Etymology

From Latin ballista (“‘a military siege engine for throwing stones’”).

Adjective

Ballistic (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Ballistic

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Template:Not comparable Or relating to ballistics.
2. Template:Comparable Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
3. Template:Comparable Very angry.

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

Translations

relating to ballistics

Albanian: balistik sq(sq) Bulgarian: балистичен bg(bg) German: ballistisch de(de)

Polish: balistyczny m. Slovene: balističen sl(sl) m.

Derived terms

• ballistics
• ballistic missile
• ballistic vest
• go ballistic

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