BALLISTER
Bal"lis*ter, n. Etym: [L. ballista. Cf. Balister.]
Defn: A crossbow. [Obs.]
BALLISTIC
Bal*lis"tic, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.
2. Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile. Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.
BALLISTICS
Bal*lis"tics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. balistique. See Ballista.]
Defn: The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of an engine. Whewell.
BALLISTITE
Bal"lis*tite, n. [See Ballista.] (Chem.)
Defn: A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
BALLIUM
Bal"li*um, n. Etym: [LL.]