aeronautics

[ air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks ]

/ ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science or art of flight.

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Origin of aeronautics

1820–25; <New Latin aeronautica or French aéronautique;see aero-, nautical, -ics

Words nearby aeronautics

aerometry, aeron., aeronaut, aeronautical, aeronautical engineering, aeronautics, aeroneurosis, aeronomy, aero-optics, aeropause, Aërope

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How to use aeronautics in a sentence

After graduating with my master’s degree in applied mathematics , I was hired as a data analyst in the high-speed aeronautics division.
The NASA Engineer Who’s a Mathematician at Heart|Susan D'Agostino|January 19, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Seager, who won a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, is the Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science and has appointments in the Departments of Physics and Aeronautics and Astronautics as well.
My satellite would fit in a small suitcase.|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
She studied aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan before earning her Master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from Stanford.
Space investors will see into the future at TechCrunch Sessions: Space|Connie Loizos|October 30, 2020|TechCrunch
They offered free flight instruction and other courses in aeronautics to all comers.
Red Tails Overlooks the Story of America’s First Black Pilots|Marc Wortman|January 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

We also happen to have a wonderful commentator, Clive Irving, who is obsessed with aeronautics.
The Daily Beast Turns 2!|Tina Brown|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Aeronautics is divided into two fundamentally different branches—aviatics and aerostatics.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
Having thus briefly traced the history of aeronautics, we shall now inquire into the practical value of the art.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various
As the four of us sat at tea together under the cedar on the terrace she asked questions about my aeronautics.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
I resolved I had been playing with aeronautics long enough; that next morning I would go to him and have things clear between us.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Perhaps he had some inkling of the remarkable future in store for the science of aeronautics, then in its infancy!
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith

British Dictionary definitions for aeronautics

aeronautics

/ (ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air

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Scientific definitions for aeronautics

aeronautics

[ âr′ə-nô′tĭks ]

The design, construction and operation of aircraft.

The scientific study of flight through the atmosphere.

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