Bal-lĭs'tic, a.

a. [See supra.] Pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of shooting darts, and other missive weapons, by means of an engine.

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 it is impelled by their impact.