astronautics
[ as-truh-naw-tiks, -not-iks ]
noun(used with a singular verb)
the science of or technology involved in travel beyond the earth's atmosphere, including interplanetary and interstellar flight.
Origin of astronautics
1First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at astronautical, -ics
Words Nearby astronautics
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How to use astronautics in a sentence
Apparently the demand for specific formal education in the science of astronautics is increasing faster than it is being supplied.
The Practical Values of Space Exploration | Committee on Science and AstronauticsAs far back as I can remember in my childhood, I was always interested in astronautics.
Man Made | Albert R. Teichner
British Dictionary definitions for astronautics
astronautics
/ (ˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the science and technology of space flight
Derived forms of astronautics
- astronautic or astronautical, adjective
- astronautically, adverb
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