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The meaning of BALLISTIC is extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild. How to use ballistic in a sentence.
to become extremely angry: If your dad finds out you've been skipping school, he'll go ballistic. See more. Fewer examples. Engineers suspect that bolts are misfiring during re-entry, sending the space capsules into ballistic descents.
ballistic. / bəˈlɪstɪk / adjective. of or relating to ballistics. denoting or relating to the flight of projectiles after power has been cut off, moving under their own momentum and the external forces of gravity and air resistance.
The adjective ballistic describes the flight of an object through space. It usually applies to projectiles like bullets or rockets that are fired from weapons. If you’re in the path of a ballistic missile, get out of the way!
Definition of ballistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BALLISTIC meaning: 1 : to become very angry; 2 : to become very excited.
noun. the science or study of the motion of projectiles, as bullets, shells, or bombs. the art or science of designing projectiles for maximum flight performance.
3. (of a measurement or measuring instrument) depending on a brief impulse or current that causes a movement related to the quantity to be measured. a ballistic pendulum. 4. See go ballistic. 5. (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons. ballistic nylon. Collins English Dictionary.
the study of objects that are shot or thrown through the air, such as a bullet from a gun: His team includes a mapping expert and a specialist in ballistics. He is a ballistics expert at the FBI lab in Quantico. Ballistics tests indicated that all three victims were killed by bullets fired from the same gun. Related words. ballistically.
1. a. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles. b. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms. 2. Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects. Idiom: go ballistic Slang. To become very angry or irrational. [From ballista .] bal·lis′ti·cal·ly adv.
