aer·o·nau·tics

(âr′ə-nô′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. The design and construction of aircraft.

2. The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.

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aeronautics

(ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks)

(Aeronautics) (functioning as singular) the study or practice of all aspects of flight through the air

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aer•o•nau•tics

(ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

the science or art of flight.

[1820–25]

aer·o·nau·tics

(âr′ə-nô′tĭks)

1. The design and construction of aircraft.

2. The study of the piloting and navigation of aircraft.

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aeronautics

1. Archaic. the science or art of ascending and traveling in the air in lighter-than-air vehicles.
2. the technology or art of flying airplanes. — aeronaut, n. — aeronautic, aeronautical, adj.

aeronautics

[ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks] N → aeronáutica fsing

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aeronautics

[ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks] n → aéronautique f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aeronautics

n sing → Luftfahrt f, → Aeronautik f

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aeronautics

[ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks] nsg → aeronautica

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

aeronautics

(eərəˈnoːtiks) noun singular

the science or practice of flying. Aeronautics is a popular science.

ˌaeroˈnautical adjective

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