(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

(idiomatic) To become very angry and irrational.

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

(military, astronautics) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.

An obsolete device for measuring a bullet's momentum, from which it is possible to calculate the velocity and kinetic energy.

plural of ballistic pendulum

A gelatin formulation designed to resemble muscle tissue and used to gauge the effects of bullet wounds.

plural of ballistarius

(obsolete) A crossbowman.