About The Word Ballistic
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Ballistic
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What's The Definition Of Ballistic?
[adj] relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ballistic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ballistic: See Also | Ballistic In Webster's Dictionary \Bal*lis"tic\, a.
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.
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