aerostatic

or aer·o·stat·i·cal

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

adjective

of or relating to aerostatics.
of, or capable of supporting, aerostats.

Origin of aerostatic

First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + static

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Examples from the Web for aerostatic

Historical Examples of aerostatic

You think, then, that aerostatic science has said its last word?
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Jules Verne
There the chief of the aerostatic division took the defensive.
The Last Shot
Frederick Palmer
Aerostatic Press, a contrivance for extracting the colouring matter from dye-woods and for similar purposes.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1
Various
M. Ferdinand Lemaitre proposes to establish an aerostatic bridge between Calais and Dover.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II
Various
I am glad my Letters respecting the Aerostatic Experiment were not unacceptable.
Benjamin Franklin and the First Balloons
Abbott Lawrence Rotch