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aeroelastic

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aer⋅o⋅e⋅las⋅tic

[air-oh-i-las-tik]
–adjective Aeronautics. (of an airframe)
1. of, pertaining to, or resulting from aerodynamic forces: tests to determine the aeroelastic stress on a building.
2. deformable by aerodynamic forces.

Origin:
1930–35; aero- + elastic


aer⋅o⋅e⋅las⋅tic⋅i⋅ty [air-oh-i-la-stis-i-tee, -ee-la-] , noun
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