pertaining to ballistics

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• ballistic — ballistically, adv. /beuh lis tik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to ballistics. 2. having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics. 3. go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational: went ballistic over the …   Universalium

• ballistic — bal•lis•tic [[t]bəˈlɪs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) phs rkt of or pertaining to ballistics 2) phs rkt having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior ballistics • go ballistic Etymology: 1765–75; ballist (a) + ic bal•lis′ti•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• Ballistic — Bal*lis tic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to ballistics[2], or to a projectile in a gravitational field. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ballistic pendulum — Ballistic Bal*lis tic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to ballistics[2], or to a projectile in a gravitational field. [1913 Webster… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• go ballistic — Ballistic Bal*lis tic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to ballistics[2], or to a projectile in a gravitational field. [1913 Webster… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Ballistic vest — A ballistic vest is an item of protective clothing that absorbs the impact from gun fired projectiles and shrapnel fragments from explosion. This protection is for the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and… …   Wikipedia

• John F. Kennedy autopsy — The autopsy of President John F. Kennedy was performed, beginning at about 8 p.m. and ending at about midnight EST, on Nov. 22, 1963, the day of his assassination, at the then Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. The choice of autopsy… …   Wikipedia

• police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …   Universalium

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• anabolic — (adj.) pertaining to the process of building up (especially in metabolism), 1876, from Gk. anabole that which is thrown up; a mound, from anaballein to throw or toss up, from ana up, upward (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + ballein to throw (see BALLISTICS… …   Etymology dictionary