Ballistic tests have matched the weapons with bullets taken from the bodies of victims.
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See go ballistic
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See go ballistic
ballistic in British English
(bəˈlɪstɪk)
adjective
1.
of or relating to ballistics
2.
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.
(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. go ballistic
5.
(of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons
ballistic nylon
Derived forms
ballistically (balˈlistically)
adverb
ballistic in American English
(bəˈlɪstɪk)
adjective
1.
of or connected with ballistics
2.
of the motion and force of projectiles
Idioms:
go ballistic
Word origin
< ballista
More idioms containing
ballistic
go ballistic
All related terms of 'ballistic'
go ballistic
If someone goes ballistic , they suddenly become very angry .
ballistic missile
a missile that has no wings or fins and that follows a ballistic trajectory when its propulsive power is discontinued
ballistic galvanometer
a type of galvanometer for measuring surges of current . After deflection the instrument returns slowly to its original reading
intercontinental ballistic missile
a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and has the range to carry a nuclear bomb over 5500 km
medium-range ballistic missile
a missile that can carry a nuclear weapon with a range of 800 to 2400 km
intermediate range ballistic missile
a missile that follows a ballistic trajectory with a medium range , normally of the order of 750–1500 miles
medium range missile
a missile that can carry a nuclear weapon with a range of 800 to 2400 km
MRBM
medium-range ballistic missile
IRBM
intermediate range ballistic missile
Star Wars
(in the US) a proposed system of artificial satellites armed with lasers to destroy enemy missiles in space