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aeronautics
(redirected from aeronautic)

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aeronautics: see aerodynamics aerodynamics, study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned.
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; airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air.
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; aviation aviation, operation of heavier-than-air aircraft and related activities. Aviation can be conveniently divided into military aviation, air transport, and general aviation.
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aeronautics
the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air
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aeronautics [‚e·rə′nȯd·iks]
(fluid mechanics)
The science that deals with flight through the air.


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