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aeronautics

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aer⋅o⋅nau⋅tics

  [air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the science or art of flight.
Origin:
1820–25; < NL aeronautica or F aéronautique; see aero-, nautical, -ics
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aer·o·nau·tics   (âr'ə-nô'tĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)

  1. The design and construction of aircraft.

  2. The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.

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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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