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

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

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Aerostatics, ā-ėr-o-stat′iks, n. the science of the equilibrium of air or of elastic fluids: the science of raising and guiding balloons.

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But, moreover, wings entirely different in plan, as of birds, bats, and all the varieties of insects, alike satisfy the laws of aerostatics, and successfully solve in practice the problem of flight, a problem which we are unable to solve even theoretically.

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At the time of the first balloon ascension, described by Turnor, interest in the possibilities of aërostatics was very active and widespread, especially among the scientific mechanicians of Europe.

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

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