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单词 aeronautics
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aeronautics

noun

aero·​nau·​tics ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-tiks How to pronounce aeronautics (audio)
-ˈnä-
plural in form but singular in construction
1
: a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
2
: the art or science of flight
aeronautical
ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-ti-kəl How to pronounce aeronautics (audio)
-ˈnä-
adjective
or less commonly aeronautic
ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-tik How to pronounce aeronautics (audio)
-ˈnä-
aeronautically
ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce aeronautics (audio)
-ˈnä-
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web John Dabiri, a Caltech aeronautics and mechanical engineering professor who helped Peele create the concept of the UFO, took inspiration from marine life species such as squid and jellyfish, according to Thrillist. Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 Retaining its octagonal bezel but featuring an entirely new case design, the watch was machined from Alacrite 602, a special alloy of cobalt, chrome, tungsten carbon, silicon and iron used in aeronautics that was also the hardest material available. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 9 July 2022 Huntsville has long been associated with its defense and aeronautics work at places like Redstone Arsenal and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, hence the amphitheater’s stargazing name. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2022 Like the X-57—and most of the X-Planes—the X-59 was designed to pass along its findings to the aeronautics industry, rather than creating a new aircraft type. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 May 2022 That’s one prediction from a 1928 edition of the magazine, which envisioned aeronautics as the next great technical wave of progress. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2022 In the aeronautics industry, the pressure of the Covid-19 crisis and the urgency of the climate crisis are incentivizing this industry to fast-track its technology innovation. Bryan Crutchfield, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 What the chosen will get is a bill for $92,000 and a kit that requires some not very taxing assembly to become a roughly 190-pound machine with eight rotors and fly-by-wire aeronautics. J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2021 To create their holographic effect, Choisne tapped French aeronautics company, St. Gobain, for a special material typically used to coat the lights on airport runways. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 8 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

aeronautic "of or relating to the art or science of flight" (borrowed from New Latin aëronauticus, from Greek aero- aero- + nautikós "of ships, of seafaring") + -ics — more at nautical

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

aeronautics

noun

aero·​nau·​tics ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-tiks How to pronounce aeronautics (audio)
: a science dealing with the building and flying of aircraft

aeronautics

noun

as in aviation
a science that deals with airplanes and piloting aircraft the history of aeronautics

Synonyms & Similar Words

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