transcription, транскрипция: [ bəlɪstɪk ]
1.
Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
...ballistic missiles...
Ballistic tests have matched the weapons with bullets taken from the bodies of victims.
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
If someone goes ballistic , they suddenly become very angry. ( INFORMAL )
The singer went ballistic after one member of his band failed to show for a sound check.
PHRASE : V inflects
3.
If something goes ballistic , it suddenly becomes very much greater or more powerful, often in a surprising or unwanted way. ( INFORMAL )
August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.
= mushroom
PHRASE : V inflects