ballistic
Concerning projectile motion
Ballistic describes the motion of projectiles—objects propelled through space, subject to gravity and air resistance: ballistic missile, ballistic trajectory.
The science of ballistics studies how bullets, bombs, and rockets travel.
To go ballistic is to become explosively angry, like a missile launched beyond control: She went ballistic when she saw the credit card bill.
Munition's explosive section
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- siloAgricultural storage tower
- payloadCarried freight or charge
nuclear · deterrent · guidance · reentry · Trident · defense · interception · strike
Launched airborne object
- arcCurved line segment
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
- descentDownward slope or lineage
ascent · apogee · perigee · range · elevation · angle · gravity · momentum
warhead
Munition's explosive section
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- launcherDevice that sends projectiles
- siloAgricultural storage tower
payload · nuclear · deterrent · guidance · reentry · Trident · defense · interception · strike · cruise
projectile
Launched airborne object
- arcCurved line segment
- parabolaSymmetrical open plane curve
- flightpathAircraft's designated travel corridor
descent · ascent · apogee · perigee · range · elevation · angle · gravity · momentum · targeting
furious
Extremely angry
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
enraged · tantrum · meltdown · outburst · snapped · unhinged · lost it · apoplectic · berserk · rampage
bullet
Fired metal projectile
trajectory · rifling · cartridge · velocity · grain · slug · penetration · impact · forensics · gunshot
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, went crazy, went nuts
- ragerage, fury, wrath, enraged, furious
- gear featuresdurable, adjustable, breathable, lightweight, waterproof
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
- trajectoriestrajectory, arc, path, parabola, flight path
- meltdownsnuclear meltdown, reactor meltdown, meltdown, freak out, losing it
ballisticguided
Led with assistance
self-guided · homing · cruise · directed · controlled
- go ballisticLose temper violently
- going ballisticBecoming extremely angry suddenly
- goes ballisticLoses control explosively
- ballistic missilesSelf-propelled guided munitions
- ballistic vestsGarments deflecting ammunition
- ballistic trajectoryCurve of unpowered projectile
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