Synonyms

aeronautics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] Origin

aer·o·nau·tics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the science or art of flight.

Origin:
1820–25; < Neo-Latin aeronautica or French aéronautique; see aero-, nautical, -ics
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aeronautics (ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks)
 
n
(functioning as singular) the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air

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Word Origin & History

aeronautics
1824, from aeronautic (1784), from Fr. aéronautique, from aéro- (from Gk. aer "air") + nautique "of ships," from L. nauticus, from Gk. nautikos. Originally of balloons.
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Science Dictionary
aeronautics   (âr'ə-nô'tĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The design, construction and operation of aircraft.

  2. The scientific study of flight through the atmosphere.


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