aerostatic

or aer·o·stat·i·cal

[ air-uh-stat-ik or air-uh-stat-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪk or ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of or relating to aerostatics.

of, or capable of supporting, aerostats.

Nearby words

aerosolize, aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics, aerothermodynamics

Origin of aerostatic

First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + static

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Examples from the Web for aerostatic

The production of this gas is easy, and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.
Five Weeks in a Balloon|Jules Verne
This first aerostatic journey took place on November 21st, 1783.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles Vivian
Besides, has not aerostatic science made great progress since the ascensions of Blanchard?
A Voyage in a Balloon (1852)|Jules Verne
See this game of balloons; it contains the whole history of the aerostatic art.
A Voyage in a Balloon (1852)|Jules Verne

I am glad my Letters respecting the Aerostatic Experiment were not unacceptable.
Benjamin Franklin and the First Balloons|Abbott Lawrence Rotch