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- [buh-lis-tik]
- /bəˈlɪs tɪk/
- /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buh-lis-tik]
- /bəˈlɪs tɪk/
Definitions of ballistic word
- adjective ballistic Ballistic means relating to ballistics. 3
- adjective ballistic of or relating to ballistics 3
- adjective ballistic 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 3
- adjective ballistic (of a measurement or measuring instrument) depending on a brief impulse or current that causes a movement related to the quantity to be measured 3
- adjective ballistic (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons 3
- adjective ballistic of or connected with ballistics 3
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Origin of ballistic
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; ballist(a) + -ic
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Parts of speech for Ballistic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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ballistic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ballistic
adjective ballistic
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- air-to-air — Air-to-air combat is a battle between military aeroplanes where rockets or bullets are fired at one aeroplane from another.
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- flying — making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
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