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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybal·lis·tic \bə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin ballista DATE circa 1775 1. of or relating to ballistics or to a body in motion according to the laws of ballistics2. being or characterized by repeated bouncing ballistic stretching3. extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild went ballistic• bal·lis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb English Etymologyballistic 1775, ult. from Gk. ballein "to throw" (see ballistics). Of rockets or missiles, from 1949. Ballistic missile first attested 1954, attained extreme heights, hence figurative expression go ballistic (1981) "become irrationally angry." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7ballisticbal·listic / bE5listik / adjective connected with ballistics 弹道(学)的；发射的 IDIOMS ▪ go bal'listic (informal) to become very angry 大怒；暴怒: He went ballistic when I told him. 我告诉他时他勃然大怒。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedbal·lis·ticI. \bəˈlistik, -ēk also ba-\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin ballista + English -ic1. : of or belonging to the hurling of missiles < the ballistic power of a crossbow >2. : of or relating to ballistics or to a body in motion when the characteristics of such motion are determined by the laws of ballistics3. : belonging to or actuated by a sudden impulse (as that due to an electric discharge)• bal·lis·ti·cal·ly \-tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li\ adverbII. adjective1. : being or characterized by a repeated bouncing movement < ballistic stretching >2. : extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild < went ballistic >

Ballistic Adjective Of Motion Bal·Lis·Tic Latin Relating Body