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aviation - 4 dictionary results

a⋅vi⋅a⋅tion

[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-]
–noun
1. the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, esp. heavier-than-air aircraft.
2. military aircraft.

Origin:
1865–70; < F; see avi-, -ation


a⋅vi⋅at⋅ic [ey-vee-at-ik, av-ee-] , adjective
a·vi·a·tion   (ā'vē-ā'shən, āv'ē-)   
n.  
  1. The operation of aircraft.
  2. The design, development, and production of aircraft.
  3. Military aircraft.

[French, from Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

Aviation

A`vi*a"tion\, n. The art or science of flying.
Language Translation for : aviation
Spanish: aviación,
German: die Luftfahrt,
Japanese: 飛行

aviation 
1866, from Fr. aviation, from L. avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by G. de la Landelle in "Aviation ou Navigation Aérienne." Aviator first recorded 1887.
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