ballistic adj : relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity; "ballistic missile"

English

Etymology

ballista, a military siege engine for throwing stones

Adjective

1. Or relating to ballistics.
2. Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum and gravity.
3. Very angry.

Translations

Derived terms

• ballistic missile
• ballistic vest
• go ballistic

Ballistic(s) may mean:

• Ballistics, the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles. Specifically:
  • Forensic ballistics, the science of analyzing firearm usage in crimes
  • Internal ballistics, the study of the processes originally accelerating the projectile, for example the passage of a bullet through the barrel of a rifle
  • Transition ballistics, the study of the projectile's behavior when it leaves the barrel and the pressure behind the projectile is equalized
  • External ballistics, the study of the passage of the projectile through space or the air
  • Terminal ballistics, the study of the interaction of a projectile with its target, whether that be flesh (for a hunting bullet), steel (for an anti-tank round), or even furnace slag (for an industrial slag disruptor)
• Ballistic length, the distance a charge carrier can move (on average) in a solid material without being scattered
• Ballistic missile, a missile that follows a sub-orbital flightpath

In media:

• Ballistic (comics), a comic character of Top Cow Productions
• Ballistic (DC comics), a DC Comic Book Character
• Ballistic (publisher), a video game publisher
• Puzz Loop, a 1998 video game by Mitchell Corporation released as Ballistic in North America
• Ballistics (video game), a 2001 video game by GRIN
• Ballistic (film), a 1995 film starring Marjean Holden and Cory Everson
• Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a 2002 film starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu