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Definition of Ballistic
1. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity. "Ballistic missile"
Definition of Ballistic
1. a. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.
Definition of Ballistic
1. Adjective. (not comparable) Or relating to ballistics. ¹
2. Adjective. (comparable) Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power ¹
3. Adjective. (comparable slang) Very angry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ballistic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ballistic
1. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. 2. Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile. Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Ballistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"Additionally, if the JL-2 were to employ a shroud to protect its warhead as do
the majority of submarine-launched ballistic missiles today, this would be ..."
2. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1910)
"Measurement of Magnetic Flux with a Ballistic Galvanometer. — A ballistic
galvanometer is a measuring instrument whose deflections are proportional to very ..."