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ballistic

bal·lis·tic

UK/bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ US/bʌˈlɪstɪk/ uncommon slang

adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity

  • “ballistic missile”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • ballistic coefficient
  • ballistic gelatin
  • ballistic knife
  • ballistic missile
  • ballistic parachute
  • ballistic pendulum
  • ballistic podiatry
  • ballistic syllable

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