The meaning of BALLISTIC is extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild. How to use ballistic in a sentence.

5 meanings: 1. of or relating to ballistics 2. denoting or relating to the flight of projectiles after power has been cut off,.... Click for more definitions.

Definition of ballistic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

(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.

A ballistic body is a free-moving body with momentum, which can be subject to forces such as those exerted by pressurized gases from a gun barrel or a propelling nozzle, normal force by rifling, and …

Apr 13, 2026 · (comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift. (comparable, slang) …

ballistics, science of the propulsion, flight, and impact of projectiles. It is divided into several disciplines. Internal and external ballistics, respectively, deal with the propulsion and the flight of projectiles. …