designating or of activity by an astronaut outside a vehicle in space
extravehicular in American English
(ˌekstrəviˈhɪkjələr)
adjective
Aerospace
of, pertaining to, or being an activity performed by an astronaut outside a space vehicle while in orbit
an extravehicular activity
Word origin
[1960–65; extra- + vehicular]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, deinstitutionalize, go-go, pop art, tag questionextra- is a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative. Otherwords that use the affix extra- include: extra-atmospheric, extrajudicial, extraterritorial
Examples of 'extravehicular' in a sentence
extravehicular
Some of these arrhythmias occurred following extravehicular activity in space.
Tagayasu Anzai, MD, Mary Anne Frey, PhD, Akihiko Nogami, MD, PhD 2014, 'Cardiac arrhythmias during long-duration spaceflights', Journal of Arrhythmiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613001324. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hand performances such as force output and manipulation capacity are fundamental for astronauts' intra- and extravehicular activities.
Ilario Puglia, Michele Balsamo, Marco Vukich, Valfredo Zolesi 2018, 'Long-Term Microgravity Effects on Isometric Handgrip and Precision Pinch Force withVisual and Proprioceptive Feedback', International Journal of Aerospace Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1952630. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)