单词 | aerography |
释义 | aerography in British English (ɛəˈrɒɡrəfɪ) noun archaic the description of the character of the upper atmosphere aerography in American English (ɛrˈɑgrəfi) noun meteorology term used esp. in the U.S. NavyDerived forms aerographer (aerˈographer) noun aerography in American English (ɛəˈrɑɡrəfi) noun the study of the air or atmosphere Derived forms aerographer noun aerographic (ˌɛərəˈɡræfɪk) aerographical adjective Word origin [1745–55; aero- + -graphy]This word is first recorded in the period 1745–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: artistic, personification, symmetrical, umbilical cord, vignetteaero- is a combining form meaning “air,” used in formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix aero- include: aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aeroembolism, aerospace, aerothermodynamics; -graphy is a combining form denoting a process or form of drawing, writing, representing,recording, describing, etc., or an art or science concerned with such a process. Otherwords that use the affix -graphy include: biography, choreography, geography, orthography, photography |
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