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ballistic

bal·lis·tic
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-lis-tik]
    • /bəˈlɪs tɪk/
    • /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
exclamation

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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Synonyms 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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