ballistic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

ballistic (comparative more ballistic, superlative most ballistic)

1. (not comparable) Or relating to ballistics.
2. (comparable) Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
3. (comparable, slang) Very angry.

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

Synonyms

• ballistical

Derived terms

• ballistics
• ballistic missile
• ballistic vest
• go ballistic

Translations

relating to ballistics

Albanian: balistik (sq) Bulgarian: балистичен (bg) Catalan: balístic (ca) German: ballistisch (de) Polish: balistyczny m.

Romanian: balistic (ro), balistic (ro) n. Russian: баллисти́ческий (ru) (ballistíčeskij) Slovene: balističen (sl) m. Spanish: balístico (es)