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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
aer·o·dy·nam·ics       [air-oh-dahy-nam-iks] Pronunciation Key
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Compare aerostatics (def. 1).
[Origin: 1830–40; aero- + dynamics]

—Related forms
aer·o·dy·nam·ic, aer·o·dy·nam·i·cal, adjective
aer·o·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb
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aer·o·dy·nam·ic       (âr'ō-dī-nām'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to aerodynamics.
  2. Designed with rounded edges so as to reduce wind drag and thereby increase fuel efficiency. Used especially of motor vehicles.

aer'o·dy·nam'i·cal·ly adv.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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aerodynamic

adjective
1. of or relating to aerodynamics 
2. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn: streamlined] 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
aerodynamic       (âr'ō-dī-nām'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 


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Designed to reduce or minimize the drag caused by air as an object moves though it or by wind that strikes and flows around an object. The wings and bodies of airplanes have an aerodynamic shape.

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Aerodynamic

A"["e]r*o*dy*nam"ic\, a. Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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