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aerospace

aerospace

56 5.3
The air and space around Earth used for planes and spacecraft
  • noun
  • /ˈɛəroʊˌspeɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aeroespacio
  • The modified Saturn 5 rocket has undergone rigorous testing... to meet federal aerospace guidelines.
  • aerospace engineering
  • aerospace industry
  • aerospace engineer

What would the aerospace companies have to gain from this?

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Examples

  • Would you call that a triumph of American aerospace engineering, or of politics?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • For instance, here I teach the freshman course in Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and Human Space Flight.

  • What would the aerospace companies have to gain from this?

  • I mean, Don last I heard is working in aerospace and having a great time, which is fantastic.

  • The mission of the High Technology Aerospace Weapons Center had changed as well.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Were you at the National Aerospace Convention?

  • l was an aerospace engineer.

  • Of course, there is quite an aerospace industry building up in Montreal as well.

    Academic text (1999)
  • NASA is a federal agency in the United States that promotes aeronautics and aerospace research.

    Academic text (2015)
  • When designing new rockets, aerospace engineers must consider factors like speed, weight, and fuel efficiency.

Compounds

aerospace engineer
  • Specialized
6 5.5

A person who designs and tests aircraft and spacecraft

aerospace medicine
  • Specialized
1 5.1

The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel

Surface Forms

aerospace singular
aerospaces plural

Morphology

aerospace = space (transparent) = aero + space

The meaning is directly composed from the combining form 'aero' (air) + 'space', so the term referring to atmosphere + outer space is readily deducible.

Etymology

Aerospace joins aero- meaning 'air', as in aeroplane, and the word space, so it names the 'air' and the region beyond it where planes and spacecraft travel.