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ballistic
bal·lis·tic B0044400 (bə-lĭs′tĭk)adj.1. a. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles.b. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms.2. Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.Idiom: go ballistic Slang To become very angry or irrational. [From ballista.] bal·lis′ti·cal·ly adv.ballistic (bəˈlɪstɪk) adj1. (General Physics) of or relating to ballistics2. (General Physics) 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 resistance3. (General Physics) (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 informal to become enraged or frenziedly violent5. (of materials) strong enough to resist damage by projectile weapons: ballistic nylon. balˈlistically advbal•lis•tic (bəˈlɪs tɪk) adj. 1. of or pertaining to ballistics. 2. having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics. Idioms: go ballistic, to become overwrought or irrational. [1765–75; ballist (a) + -ic] bal•lis′ti•cal•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | ballistic - relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile" |
ballistic adjectivego ballistic (Informal)1. go mad, go wild, go ape (slang), go berserk, go apeshit (slang) The singer went ballistic.2. go through the roof, go mental (slang), go mad, go bananas (slang), go out of control August registrations have gone ballistic.Translationsballistic
go ballisticTo become wildly or uncontrollably angry. My parents went totally ballistic when they found out I'd wrecked the car! Now, don't go ballistic or anything, but I've decided to move to Canada.See also: ballistic, gogo ballistic and go postalFig. to become irrationally enraged. (Ballistic refers to a missile launching; postal refers to an enraged post office employee attacking those at his place of work. See also go into orbit.) The boss went ballistic when he saw my expense report. She was so mad, I thought she was going to go postal.See also: ballistic, gogo ballisticBecome extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car. This expression, a variation on go berserk, originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [Slang; mid-1980s] See also: ballistic, gogo ballistic INFORMALIf someone goes ballistic, they get extremely angry. They claim the singer went ballistic after a member of his band failed to show up for a sound check. She'll go ballistic when she finds out. Note: This expression uses the image of a ballistic missile, and the powerful explosion which it causes. Compare with go nuclear.See also: ballistic, gogo ballistic fly into a rage. informal 1998 New Scientist The French nuclear industry, local authorities around La Hague and some government agencies went ballistic. Viel was fiercely condemned for his findings. See also: ballistic, gogo balˈlistic (informal) become very angry: He went ballistic when I told him about the accident.A ballistic missile is a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at. When it goes ballistic it starts to fall towards its target and so becomes very dangerous.See also: ballistic, go go ballistic Slang To become very angry or irrational.See also: ballistic, gogo ballistic, toTo become irrationally angry and out of control. This slangy expression originally referred to a guided missile that went out of control. It began to be used to describe human anger in the 1980s and quickly caught on. The New Republic used it on November 6, 1989: “He would go ballistic over the idea of reopening the capital gains tax break for real estate.” It is well on its way to being a cliché.See also: goballistic
ballistic Forensics adjective Referring to projectiles and their trajectories. Sports medicine adjective Referring to the rapid dynamic movement of a musculoskeletal group. Vox populi adjective Popular for berserk, mad, usually in response to a trigger—e.g., when Colin cancelled their date, Jo went ballistic.See BALL See BALLballistic Related to ballistic: ballistic missile, go ballisticSynonyms for ballisticphrase go madSynonyms- go mad
- go wild
- go ape
- go berserk
- go apeshit
phrase go through the roofSynonyms- go through the roof
- go mental
- go mad
- go bananas
- go out of control
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