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ballistical

ballistical adjective: characteristic of ballistae; ballistic.

Adjective

ballistical (comparative more ballistical, superlative most ballistical)

  1. Characteristic of ballistae; ballistic.
    • As the injury in no was affected the ballistical qualities, advantage was taken of the opportunity thus offered to attempt a determination of the law of the velocities and pressures in the bore.1890, Laurence V. Benét, Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Appendix 42, page #719

Forms of ballistical

comparativemore ballistical
superlativemost ballistical

Origin of ballistical

From ballistic + -al.

Questions about ballistical

What does ballistical mean?
Ballistical means characteristic of ballistae; ballistic.
What part of speech is ballistical?
Ballistical is an adjective.

Words near ballistical in the dictionary

  1. ballistic pendulum
  2. ballistic pendulums
  3. ballistic podiatry
  4. ballistic vest
  5. ballistic vests
  6. ballistical
  7. ballistically
  8. ballistician
  9. ballisticians
  10. ballisticity
  11. ballistics

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