ballistic
adjective
of or relating to ballistics.
ballistically
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a word derived from
ballistic.
Example Sentences
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A “projectile” found in Paddington was ballistically matched to a New South Wales police firearm, the deputy commissioner said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
"Electrons in graphene move as if their 'effective' mass is zero, making them more likely to avoid collisions and move ballistically," Scott said.
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
“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
