adj.
- Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles.
- Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms.
- Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.
go ballistic Slang.
- To become very angry or irrational.
[From BALLISTA.]
ballistically bal·lis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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