† aerognosyn.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -gnosy comb. form.
Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -gnosy comb. form. Compare earlier aerography n., aerology n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ē:ərǫ·gnŏsi) /ˌeɪəˈrɒɡnəsɪ/.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1847 J. Craig Aerognosy, that part of natural history which treats of the properties of air, and of the part it performs in the operations of nature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).