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.

RELATED WORDS

aviation, flying, flight

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Origin of aeronautics

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

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Examples from the Web for aeronautics

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
Ned's father had been a consulting engineer with a fondness for aeronautics.
The Air Ship Boys|H.L. Sayler
The pioneers of aeronautics could not afford to lose friends; they had none too many.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1|Walter Raleigh.

Thenceforward he took every possible opportunity to improve his knowledge of aeronautics.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1|Walter Raleigh.
The success of these balloon ascensions sent a wave of enthusiastic interest in aeronautics all over France.
Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space|Henry Smith Williams
The book is completely up to date, including among other subjects a section on Aeronautics.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

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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Word Origin and History for aeronautics

aeronautics

1824, from aeronautic (1784), from French aéronautique, from aéro- (see aero-) + nautique "of ships," from Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos (see nautical). Originally of balloons. Also see -ics. Aeronaut "balloonist" is from 1784.

Science definitions for aeronautics

aeronautics

[ âr′ə-nô′tĭks ]

The design, construction and operation of aircraft.

The scientific study of flight through the atmosphere.