aeronautics
/ˌɛə.ɹəʊˈnɔː.tɪks//ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɔ.tɪks/
aeronautics noun: the design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
Noun
aeronautics (uncountable)
- The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
- Near-synonyms: aerodynamics, aviation
- Synonyms:
- aerodynamics, aviation
- The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.
- Near-synonym: aeronavigation
- "Around the World in Eighty Days" once had so much appeal to the imagination that Jules Verne wrote a novel about it. The latest proposal is to girdle the globe in three months in a flying machine. The practicability of such a flight is here discussed by an expert. Mr. Woodhouse is a member of the...1914 February 28, Henry Woodhouse, “Girdling the Globe by Motor-Driven Aircraft”, in Collier's, volume 52, number 24, page 13
- Synonyms:
- aeronavigation
aeronautics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
aeronautics in Hindi
- mechanics and science of aircraft
- वैमानिकी vaimānikī, वैमानिक अभियांत्रिकी vaimānik abhiyāntrikī
aeronautics in Tamil
- வானூர்தி இயல், வானூர்திக் கலை, வான் செலவியல், காற்றியல், வானூர்தியியல், சேணியல்
aeronautics in Marathi
- एरोनॉटिक्स, वैमानिकशास्त्र
aeronautics in Urdu
- علم طیارہ سازی, طیرانیات
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- aeronautics in Bengali
- বৈমানিক বিদ্যা
- aeronautics in Telugu
- ఏరోనాటిక్స్, వైమానిక శాస్త్రం
- aeronautics in Malayalam
- എയറോനോട്ടിക്സ്, എയ്റോനോട്ടിക്സ്, എയ്റോണോട്ടിക്സ്
- aeronautics in Kannada
- ಏರೋನಾಟಿಕ್ಸ್
- aeronautics in Punjabi
- ਐਰੋਨੌਟਿਕਸ, ਏਅਰੋਨਾਟਿਕਸ, ਏਅਰੋਨੌਟਿਕਸ
- aeronautics in Gujarati
- એરોનોટિક્સ, એરોનૉટિક્સ, એરોનાટિક્સ
- aeronautics in Odia
- ଏରୋନାଟିକ୍ସ
- aeronautics in Nepali
- एरोनटिक्स, एयरोनटिक्स, एरोनाटिक्स
- aeronautics in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلطَّيَرَان ʕilm aṭ-ṭayarān
- aeronautics in Malay
- aeronautik, kaji terbang
- aeronautics in Persian
- هوانوردی havânavardi
Synonyms of aeronautics
Origin of aeronautics
From French aéronautique or New Latin aeronauticus. Equivalent to aero- + -naut + -ics.
Phrases with aeronautics
Questions about aeronautics
- What does aeronautics mean?
- Aeronautics means the design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
- What is aeronautics in Hindi?
- Aeronautics in Hindi is वैमानिकी (vaimānikī), वैमानिक अभियांत्रिकी (vaimānik abhiyāntrikī). See Aeronautics meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aeronautics?
- Aeronautics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aeronautics?
- Aeronautics is pronounced /ˌɛə.ɹəʊˈnɔː.tɪks/ (UK).
Words near aeronautics in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aeronautics (page history and authors); aeronautics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aeronautics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aeronautics (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aeronautics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aeronautics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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