Word: ballistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bal
lis
tic
Definition: Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
Morphemes:
Affix: ballistic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, air drag, gravity and sometimes rocket power
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ballista
Language: la
Decoded: ballista
Meaning: a military siege engine for throwing stones
Affix: -ic
Language: en
Decoded: -ic
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.