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aerodynamicist

American  
[air-oh-dahy-nam-uh-sist] / ˌɛər oʊ daɪˈnæm ə sɪst /

noun

  1. an expert in aerodynamics.


Etymology

Origin of aerodynamicist

First recorded in 1925–30; aerodynamic + -ist

Example Sentences

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By studying aerospace engineering he hopes to work as an aerodynamicist for Formula 1.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022

He worked at Boeing for 11 years as an aerodynamicist, first on the 767 and then on the highly successful 777 program.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2021

In addition to Wu, Einstein, Fermi, and Feynman, others include rocket scientist Robert Goddard, experimentalist Robert Millikan, aerodynamicist Theodore von Kármán, condensed matter theorist John Bardeen, and nuclear theorist Maria Goeppert Mayer.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 5, 2021

Then, he was promoted to chief aerodynamicist for the X-2, which broke altitude and speed records, exceeding Mach 3.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2020

And last, but not least, the man from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was a very famous aerodynamicist and of such professional stature that if he said the lights weren't airplanes they weren't.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.