aeronautical

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)

Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der.

English aero-

English nautical

English aeronautical

From aero- + nautical.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

aeronautical (comparative more aeronautical, superlative most aeronautical)

1. Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
   • 1963 April, Roy L. Clough, Jr., “Hoopskirt: The old "flying barrel" turns in a top performance in this up-to-date-model”, in Popular Mechanics‎^[1], page 155:

     If anybody snickers, put 'em in their place by reminding them that the annular wing is a very old aeronautical principle.

Derived terms

• aeronautical engineer
• aeronautically
• aeronautical station
• nonaeronautical

Related terms

• aeronautics
• aeronautic
• aeronaut
• astronautical

Translations

pertaining to the scientific study of flight

• Esperanto: aeronaŭtika
• Greek: αεροναυτικός (el) (aeronaftikós)
• Hindi: वैमानिक (hi) (vaimānik)
• Italian: aeronautico (it)
• Polish: aeronautyczny (pl) (dated), lotniczy (pl)
• Serbo-Croatian: aeronautički (sh)
• Spanish: aeronáutico (es)