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semiballistic

semiballistic adjective: being or relating to a missile of a kind that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.

Adjective

semiballistic (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a missile of a kind that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.
    Synonyms:
    quasiballistic

Synonyms of semiballistic

Origin of semiballistic

From semi- + ballistic.

Questions about semiballistic

What does semiballistic mean?
Semiballistic means being or relating to a missile of a kind that has a low trajectory and/or is largely ballistic but can perform maneuvers in flight or make unexpected changes in direction and range.
What part of speech is semiballistic?
Semiballistic is an adjective.

Words near semiballistic in the dictionary

  1. semiauxiliaries
  2. semiauxiliary
  3. semiaxes
  4. semiaxis
  5. semibald
  6. semiballistic
  7. semibarbarian
  8. semibarbarianism
  9. semibarbarians
  10. semibarbaric
  11. semibarbarism

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