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ballistic (iou)



ballistic adjective. L18.
[from BALLISTA + -IC.]
Of or pertaining to projectiles or their flight; moving under the action of no force except gravity.
ballistic galvanometer: with little or no damping, used to measure transient currents. ballistic missile, ballistic rocket: moving under gravity only, after an initial period of powered, guided flight. go ballistic colloq. fly into a rage.
ballistically adverb in a ballistic manner; as regards ballistics: L19.
ballistician noun an expert in ballistics E20.