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ballistic

Forensics
adjective Referring to projectiles and their trajectories.
 
Sports medicine
adjective Referring to the rapid dynamic movement of a musculoskeletal group.

Vox populi
adjective Popular for berserk, mad, usually in response to a trigger—e.g., when Colin cancelled their date, Jo went ballistic.
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Speaking of those ions from an electron's perspective, Heller notes that "you fly over ballistically, but they deflect you a little bit." Together, those deflections steer the electrons into patterns known to mathematicians and physicists as caustics.
An electron runs through it: surprising rivulets and ripples complicate the microchip picture
It was still climbing and flew ballistically well beyond the range.
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As Dower sees it, the global market for professional services is "growing ballistically" - and demand in the Asia-Pacific region is dynamic.
Lucent takes care of business in Asia
It's a bit of a gimmick, but it goes after the alliance between corporate lobbyists and Republicans--an alliance the White House should target ballistically.
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The injected electrons propagate ballistically (without undergoing scattering or energy loss) for a depht of 100 to 1000 [angstroms].
BEEM takes STM imaging below the surface
Ballistically, the efficient way to control recoil is to reduce the powder charge within limits but leave the bullet weight relatively heavy.
When Less Is Helpful: Where too little pressure can cause as much trouble as too much pressure, the short .44 Russian and .45 Schofield cases offer a compelling benefit
Ballistically its performance is close to .41 Magnum numbers: 1,260 fps and energy at 704 foot-pounds.
10mm HI-POINT CARBINE TODAY'S HOT CARTRIDGE IN AN AFFORDARLE GUN
Ballistically speaking, this new round struck a sweet spot.
.280 Rem. vs .280 Ackley
Focus ballistically fast and damage your It sounds great although it won't wake your neighbours when you fire it up in the morning.
RS puts you in a good mode; HOT HATCH IS AT HOME ON STREET OR TRACK; ON THE ROAD
Harry Robertson and based in Tempe, Arizona, Robertson is engaged in the design and production of mission-extending, crashworthy, and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems for military rotorcraft.
American Securities Sells Robertson Fuel Systems to Heico for USD 255m
But steel is ballistically inferior to more dense pellets, and the fast drop off in energy is only partly mitigated by a fast start.
Blind speed: Winchester's high-velocity load is a long-range duck killer

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