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ballistic definition

bal·lis·tic (bə lis′tik)

adjective

  1. of or connected with ballistics
  2. of the motion and force of projectiles

Etymology: < ballista

ballistic Idioms

go ballistic

☆ Informal
to become so angry as to lose emotional control

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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