aerostatics

American  

[air-uh-stat-iks] / ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of statics that deals with gases in equilibrium and with gases and bodies in the gases in equilibrium with one another.

2. the science of lighter-than-air aircraft.

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aerostatics British  

/ ˌɛərəˈstætɪks /

noun

1. the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases Compare aerodynamics

2. the study of lighter-than-air craft, such as balloons

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Etymology

Origin of aerostatics

First recorded in 1745–55; aerostatic, -ics

Example Sentences

In aviation no less than in aerostatics the record of the United States is negligible.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)

I had a wife, a daughter, each of whom felt almost as powerful an interest in aerostatics as I did myself.

From The Lost City by Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)

He had the combination of two of the sections of pigeonholes, aerostatics and intelligence.

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick

I haven't had the opportunity to study aerostatics the same as Paul here.

From Around the World in Ten Days by Fraser, Chelsea Curtis

Aeronautics is divided into two fundamentally different branches—aviatics and aerostatics.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred