aerostatics
the branch of statics that deals with gases in equilibrium and with gases and bodies in the gases in equilibrium with one another.: Compare aerodynamics.
the science of lighter-than-air aircraft.
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How to use aerostatics in a sentence
Aeronautics is divided into two fundamentally different branches—aviatics and aerostatics.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagThe invention of the barometer enabled men to extend the principles of mechanics to the atmosphere; and aerostatics existed.
Illustrations of Universal Progress | Herbert SpencerOf late he had resumed his study of aerostatics, and was constructing another flying-machine.
The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci | Dmitry Sergeyevich MerezhkovskyIn aviation no less than in aerostatics the record of the United States is negligible.
Aircraft and Submarines | Willis J. Abbot.He had the combination of two of the sections of pigeonholes, aerostatics and intelligence.
The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
British Dictionary definitions for aerostatics
/ (ˌɛərəˈstætɪks) /
the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases: Compare aerodynamics
the study of lighter-than-air craft, such as balloons
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