ballistic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪstɪk

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

Antonyms

• anti-ballistic
• guided, projectile

Derived terms

Terms derived from ballistic

• aeroballistic
• antiballistic
• astroballistic
• ballistical
• ballistically

• ballistic gelatin
• ballistician
• ballisticity
• ballistic knife
• ballistic missile

• ballistics
• ballistic syllable
• ballistic trauma
• ballistic vest
• bioballistic

• electroballistic
• go ballistic
• intercontinental ballistic missile
• neuroballistic
• nonballistic

• quasiballistic
• semiballistic
• superballistic
• thermoballistic

Translations

relating to ballistics

• Albanian: balistik (sq)
• Bulgarian: балистичен (balističen)
• Catalan: balístic (ca)
• Czech: balistický
• Finnish: ballistinen (fi)
• French: balistique (fr)
• German: ballistisch
• Irish: balaistíoch
• Italian: balistico (it)

• Japanese: 弾道の (だんどう-の, dandō-no)
• Polish: balistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: balística f
• Romanian: balistic (ro)
• Russian: баллисти́ческий (ru) (ballistíčeskij)
• Slovene: balističen
• Spanish: balístico
• Yiddish: באַליסטיש‎‎ (balistish)