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aeronautics

aeronautics

12 6.3
The study and practice of designing, building, and flying airplanes and helicopters
  • noun
  • /ˌɛəroʊˈnɔtɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aeronáutica
  • The study of aeronautics is essential for understanding how to design and operate aircraft.
  • aeronautics and space
  • Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Aeronautics

Wright, Theodore Wright was a civil aeronautics engineer in the early days of airplane manufacturing.

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Examples

  • NASA is a federal agency in the United States that promotes aeronautics and aerospace research.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Walter G. Vincenti offers a complementary example in his history of early aeronautics development.

    Academic text (2017)
  • A year later, the committee ordered the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to study better detection methods.

    Academic text (1992)
  • However, in the last year, some changes have occurred in both the aeronautics and space mission strategies and plans.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I'm here at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also known as NASA.

  • The vision is included in the NASA Aeronautics Blueprint, published earlier this year.

    Academic text (2002)
  • What do the employees of Granger Aeronautics expect of you, Mr. Granger?

  • Remind me to refresh you in the basics of aeronautics, Julia.

  • Wright, Theodore Wright was a civil aeronautics engineer in the early days of airplane manufacturing.

  • But before he died, I completed an advanced degree in aerospace engineering and worked as a systems engineer in Houston at the national aeronautics and space administration.

Synonyms

aviation
vsaeronautics
  • Specialized
133 4.0

The planning, building, and use of planes and helicopters to carry people and goods

focuses on scientific theory and practice of navigating aircraft and space

Compounds

A United States government agency that runs the country's space program and studies air and space

How Technical

rocket science
  • Informal
13 4.6
rocketry
  • Specialized
4 6.3
aeronautical engineering
  • Specialized
1 5.3
aeronautics
  • Specialized
12 6.3
mechanics
  • Specialized
47 5.6

Surface Forms

aeronautics singular
aeronautics plural

Morphology

aeronautics = aeronaut (semi-transparent) = aeronaut + ics

The formation uses the regular field-of-study suffix '-ics' on the base 'aeronaut' (air + sailor), but the combining parts ('aero-', 'naut-') are technical and may not be familiar to average learners.

Etymology

The word aeronautics comes from two parts: aero- meaning 'air' and -naut- meaning 'sailor', the same idea you see in astronaut. So, aeronautics is the study and practice of 'air-sailors', meaning the work of moving and operating vehicles through the air.