antiballistic

Questions

How do you pronounce antiballistic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntibəlˈɪstɪk/.

What does antiballistic mean?

designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight

Where does antiballistic come from?

Etymology tree English anti- Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic English antiballistic From anti- + ballistic.

How to pronounce antiballistic

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