aerodynamic

English

Etymology

From aero- +‎ dynamic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: âr′-ō-dī-nă′-mĭk
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹ.oʊ.daɪˈnæ.mɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æmɪk

Adjective

aerodynamic (comparative more aerodynamic, superlative most aerodynamic)

2. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.
   • 2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in Autosport‎^[1]:

     The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it.

4. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air.

   aerodynamic plane

   aerodynamic vehicle

   aerodynamic wings

Derived terms

• aerodynamical
• aerodynamically
• aerodynamicist
• aerodynamicity
• aerodynamicness
• electroaerodynamic
• nonaerodynamic
• superaerodynamic

Translations

aerodynamic

• Asturian: aerodinámicu
• Belarusian: аэрадынамі́чны (aeradynamíčny)
• Catalan: aerodinàmic
• Danish: aerodynamisk
• Dutch: aerodynamisch (nl)
• Estonian: aerodünaamiline (et)
• Faroese: luftstreymafrøðiligur, luftrørslufrøðiligur
• Finnish: aerodynaaminen (fi)
• Galician: aerodinámico (gl)
• German: aerodynamisch (de), stromlinienförmig (de)
• Greek: αεροδυναμικός (el) (aerodynamikós)
• Icelandic: loftfræðilegur
• Indonesian: aerodinamis
• Irish: aeraidinimiciúil
• Italian: aerodinamico (it)
• Malay: aerodinamik (ms)
• Polish: aerodynamiczny (pl)
• Portuguese: aerodinâmico (pt)
• Russian: аэродинами́ческий (ru) (aerodinamíčeskij)
• Spanish: aerodinámico (es)
• Swedish: aerodynamisk (sv)
• Ukrainian: аеродинамі́чний (uk) (aerodynamíčnyj)