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aerothermodynamics
(redirected from Aerodynamic heating)

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aer·o·ther·mo·dy·nam·ics  (âr-thûrm-d-nmks)
n.
1. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the thermodynamics of gases, especially at high relative velocities.
2. (used with a pl. verb) The thermodynamics of such gases.
aero·thermo·dy·namic adj.
aerothermodynamics [ˌɛərəʊˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪks]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) (functioning as singular) the study of the exchange of heat between solids and gases, esp of the heating effect on aircraft flying through the air at very high speeds
aerothermodynamic  adj
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TO FOLDLY GO; Paper plane in space flight back to Earth by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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