ballistic
adjective
of or relating to ballistics.
ballistically
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a word derived from
ballistic.
Example Sentences
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They found the electrons on average move ballistically for about 20-trillionths of a second with a speed of 22 kilometers per second before running into something that terminates their ballistic motion.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
Affixed to its victim ballistically, Bdellovibrio bores inside and cleans out the place like a cross-country team at a post-10K buffet.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2022
And: “When you start pulling yourself down the stretch instead of ballistically bouncing, it requires a different pattern of muscle.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
“It went ballistically crazy — never had anything go nuts before,” Andrews said, delighted that the post had been shared 100 times.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2020
Rearmament of our Cavalry with a 6-millimetre carbine, ballistically equal in all respects to the rifle of the Infantry.
From Cavalry in Future Wars by Charles Sydney Goldman
