aerostatics

[ air-uh-stat-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. 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.

  2. the science of lighter-than-air aircraft.

Origin of aerostatics

1
First recorded in 1745–55; see origin at aerostatic, -ics

Words Nearby aerostatics

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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 Pag
  • The invention of the barometer enabled men to extend the principles of mechanics to the atmosphere; and aerostatics existed.

  • Of late he had resumed his study of aerostatics, and was constructing another flying-machine.

    The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci | Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
  • In 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

aerostatics

/ (ˌɛərəˈstætɪks) /


noun(functioning as singular)
  1. the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases: Compare aerodynamics

  2. the study of lighter-than-air craft, such as balloons

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