ballistiten.

Brit.

/ˈbalɪstʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbælɪˌstaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: ballistic adj., -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < ballist- (in ballistic adj.) + -ite suffix¹, after French balistite (1891 or earlier) or its apparent etymon Italian balistite (although this is first attested slightly later: 1892). Compare Swedish ballistit (1895). The explosive is so named on account of its great explosive force.

A smokeless explosive (propellant) invented by Alfred Nobel in 1887, consisting of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocellulose in roughly equal proportions, stabilized with camphor or (later) diphenylamine.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms > smokeless

cordite1889

ballistite1892

maximite1897

axite1904

1892 Proc. Royal Soc. 1891–2 50 410 The form of smokeless powder employed in this country is best known under the name of cordite... A somewhat similar explosive is employed abroad under the name of ‘ballistite’.

1912 J. M. Ingalls Interior Ballistics (ed. 3) 140 The ballistite..was in the form of cubes 0·3 of an inch on a side.

1952 E. Burgess Rocket Propulsion ii. 38 Most British war rockets employed cordite, whereas America used ballistite for their solid-fuel rockets.

1989 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Foucault's Pendulum xvi. 115 The gunpowder was emptied out (sometimes there were thin strips of ballistite) and deposited in serpentine trails that were set alight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballistite
释义	ballistiten. Brit. /ˈbalɪstʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbælɪˌstaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: ballistic adj., -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < ballist- (in ballistic adj.) + -ite suffix¹, after French balistite (1891 or earlier) or its apparent etymon Italian balistite (although this is first attested slightly later: 1892). Compare Swedish ballistit (1895). The explosive is so named on account of its great explosive force. A smokeless explosive (propellant) invented by Alfred Nobel in 1887, consisting of nitroglycerine and soluble nitrocellulose in roughly equal proportions, stabilized with camphor or (later) diphenylamine. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms > smokeless cordite1889 ballistite1892 maximite1897 axite1904 1892 Proc. Royal Soc. 1891–2 50 410 The form of smokeless powder employed in this country is best known under the name of cordite... A somewhat similar explosive is employed abroad under the name of ‘ballistite’. 1912 J. M. Ingalls Interior Ballistics (ed. 3) 140 The ballistite..was in the form of cubes 0·3 of an inch on a side. 1952 E. Burgess Rocket Propulsion ii. 38 Most British war rockets employed cordite, whereas America used ballistite for their solid-fuel rockets. 1989 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Foucault's Pendulum xvi. 115 The gunpowder was emptied out (sometimes there were thin strips of ballistite) and deposited in serpentine trails that were set alight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1892
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