lighter-than-airadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌlʌɪtəð(ə)nˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌlaɪdərðənˈɛ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: English lighter than air at light adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5b.

Etymology: < lighter than air at light adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5b. Compare heavier-than-air adj.For examples of earlier use of the predicative phrase lighter than air in a specific aeronautical context compare:1817 Encycl. Brit. I. 214/1 The machine consisted of two large thin shells, or hollow globes of copper, which were exhausted of air; and thus being lighter than air, would support a chair on which a person might sit.1827 G. Cumberland tr. F. Lana Terzi in Let. 20 Dec. in Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit., & Art (1828) Jan. 31 I..conceive that I have obtained my object of constructing a machine lighter than air.1887 tr. J. Verne Clipper of Clouds viii. 78 I solved the problem of aviation. That is what a balloon will never do, nor will any machine that is lighter than air.

A. adj. (in attributive use).

1. Aeronautics. Designating a balloon, airship, or other flying craft whose weight is less than the weight of the air which it displaces and which can rise as a result of its own buoyancy. Also: relating to or designating flight by such craft.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > lighter or heavier than air

lighter-than-air1901

heavier-than-air1903

1901 E. P. Lyle in Everybody's Mag. Nov. 532/1 Then they proceed to point out that the aërostat (lighter-than-air machine) can never be of any practical use, anyhow, even if you can steer it. For war purposes it offers too large a target for the enemy.

1923 I. B. Hart & W. Laidler Elem. Aeronaut. Sci. i. 8 The problem of ‘lighter-than-air’ flight.

1974 Times 13 Feb. 14/3 The role of lighter-than-air craft as cargo carriers.

2010 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 27/1 Off-loading heavy cargo without re-ballasting presents problems for lighter-than-air vehicles.

2. Extremely light (in various senses); esp. insubstantial, inconsequential; very subtle or delicate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > very

supersubtle1823

lighter-than-air1909

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective]

flittingc1374

aerya1398

bottomlessa1413

hollowa1529

flittering1549

wanzing1571

aerial1581

slight1585

flit1590

windy1593

filmy1594

tenuous1597

unsubstantial1597

yeasty1598

thingless1599

airy1600

spare1602

spongy1603

insubstantial1607

baselessa1616

thina1616

insolid1618

insubstantiate1621

tenuious1634

bubble1635

thin-spun1638

subventaneous1646

unsubstanceda1658

whipped1673

aericala1678

huffy1678

blatherya1693

naughty1696

substanceless1784

vapoury1818

aeriform1827

airified1837

blow-away1858

non-substantial1858

unbased1860

evasive1881

stuffless1896

fabricless1905

lighter-than-air1909

the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as air

flit1590

aerial1606

airya1631

aery-light1667

blow-away1858

lighter-than-air1909

1909 Editor & Publisher 1 May 4/3 Two of the gassiest members of the entertainment committee have already volunteered to talk into the toy balloons, filling them with lighter than air conversation.

1963 Washington Post 24 June c16/2 Dessert is a lighter than air Lemon Sponge Pudding.

2011 Evening News (Norwich) (Nexis) 11 Feb. Edwards's lighter-than-air romantic comedy, set in a fantasy New York, rides on the irresistible charm of Hepburn at her peak.

B. n.

A lighter-than-air craft. Also: lighter-than-air flight.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft

aerostat1784

flying boat1784

airboat1852

aeronef1861

lighter-than-air1910

1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 206/1 Neglecting the lighter than air as a military auxiliary.

1979 Propelled Lighter-than-air Vehicles: Hearings before Subcomm. of Comm. on Commerce, Sci., & Transportation (U.S. Senate: 96th Congr., 1st Sess.) 83 I see lighter than air as having a tremendous future in getting heavy objects around this country.

2003 AOPA Pilot Feb. 39/2 The boat-shape gondola..slung beneath the lighter-than-airs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lighter-than-air
释义	lighter-than-airadj.n. Brit. /ˌlʌɪtəð(ə)nˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌlaɪdərðənˈɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: English lighter than air at light adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5b. Etymology: < lighter than air at light adj.¹ and n.² Phrases 5b. Compare heavier-than-air adj.For examples of earlier use of the predicative phrase lighter than air in a specific aeronautical context compare:1817 Encycl. Brit. I. 214/1 The machine consisted of two large thin shells, or hollow globes of copper, which were exhausted of air; and thus being lighter than air, would support a chair on which a person might sit.1827 G. Cumberland tr. F. Lana Terzi in Let. 20 Dec. in Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit., & Art (1828) Jan. 31 I..conceive that I have obtained my object of constructing a machine lighter than air.1887 tr. J. Verne Clipper of Clouds viii. 78 I solved the problem of aviation. That is what a balloon will never do, nor will any machine that is lighter than air. A. adj. (in attributive use). 1. Aeronautics. Designating a balloon, airship, or other flying craft whose weight is less than the weight of the air which it displaces and which can rise as a result of its own buoyancy. Also: relating to or designating flight by such craft. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [adjective] > lighter or heavier than air lighter-than-air1901 heavier-than-air1903 1901 E. P. Lyle in Everybody's Mag. Nov. 532/1 Then they proceed to point out that the aërostat (lighter-than-air machine) can never be of any practical use, anyhow, even if you can steer it. For war purposes it offers too large a target for the enemy. 1923 I. B. Hart & W. Laidler Elem. Aeronaut. Sci. i. 8 The problem of ‘lighter-than-air’ flight. 1974 Times 13 Feb. 14/3 The role of lighter-than-air craft as cargo carriers. 2010 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 27/1 Off-loading heavy cargo without re-ballasting presents problems for lighter-than-air vehicles. 2. Extremely light (in various senses); esp. insubstantial, inconsequential; very subtle or delicate. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > very supersubtle1823 lighter-than-air1909 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [adjective] flittingc1374 aerya1398 bottomlessa1413 hollowa1529 flittering1549 wanzing1571 aerial1581 slight1585 flit1590 windy1593 filmy1594 tenuous1597 unsubstantial1597 yeasty1598 thingless1599 airy1600 spare1602 spongy1603 insubstantial1607 baselessa1616 thina1616 insolid1618 insubstantiate1621 tenuious1634 bubble1635 thin-spun1638 subventaneous1646 unsubstanceda1658 whipped1673 aericala1678 huffy1678 blatherya1693 naughty1696 substanceless1784 vapoury1818 aeriform1827 airified1837 blow-away1858 non-substantial1858 unbased1860 evasive1881 stuffless1896 fabricless1905 lighter-than-air1909 the world > matter > properties of materials > lightness > [adjective] > extremely > light as air flit1590 aerial1606 airya1631 aery-light1667 blow-away1858 lighter-than-air1909 1909 Editor & Publisher 1 May 4/3 Two of the gassiest members of the entertainment committee have already volunteered to talk into the toy balloons, filling them with lighter than air conversation. 1963 Washington Post 24 June c16/2 Dessert is a lighter than air Lemon Sponge Pudding. 2011 Evening News (Norwich) (Nexis) 11 Feb. Edwards's lighter-than-air romantic comedy, set in a fantasy New York, rides on the irresistible charm of Hepburn at her peak. B. n. A lighter-than-air craft. Also: lighter-than-air flight. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft aerostat1784 flying boat1784 airboat1852 aeronef1861 lighter-than-air1910 1910 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 206/1 Neglecting the lighter than air as a military auxiliary. 1979 Propelled Lighter-than-air Vehicles: Hearings before Subcomm. of Comm. on Commerce, Sci., & Transportation (U.S. Senate: 96th Congr., 1st Sess.) 83 I see lighter than air as having a tremendous future in getting heavy objects around this country. 2003 AOPA Pilot Feb. 39/2 The boat-shape gondola..slung beneath the lighter-than-airs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.n.1901
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