Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballistical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-lis-ti-cal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of ballistae; ballistic.

Example Sentences

"As the injury in no was affected the ballistical qualities, advantage was taken of the opportunity thus offered to attempt a determination of the law of the velocities and pressures in the bore."

Etymology

From ballistic + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ballistic

Inflected Forms

more ballistical (comparative) most ballistical (superlative)

Questions

What does ballistical mean?: Characteristic of ballistae; ballistic.
Where does ballistical come from?: From ballistic + -al.

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