superaerodynamicadj.
/ˌsuːpərɛːrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/, /ˌsjuːpərɛːrə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/, U.S. /ˌsupərˌɛroʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/, /ˌsupərˌɛrədaɪˈnæmɪk/ Aeronautics. Now rare.
Designating the condition of a gas so rarefied that it has to be treated as a collection of individual particles rather than as a continuous fluid; occurring in or relating to such a gas.
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aeroelastic1936
superaerodynamic1948
1948 Aircraft Engin. 20 119/3 There is no sense building a super-aerodynamic tunnel without providing for measurements.
1952 W. F. Hilton High-speed Aerodynam. xiii. 351 The Mach number should be greater than the Reynolds number for superaerodynamic conditions to prevail.
1957 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. 24 527/1 The mechanics of the kinetic theory of gases is employed to describe the drag force on the nose of a missile moving in the superaerodynamic region of the atmosphere.
2009 U.S. Patent Applic. 2009/0283132 A1 4/1 Use optical pressure or super-aerodynamic flow to enhance self-rotating speed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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