aeronautics

aeronautics Definition

aero·nau·tics (er′ə nôt′iks, -nät′-)

noun

the science, art, or work of designing, making, and operating aircraft

aeronautics Synonyms

pl.n.

aviation, air transportation, flight, flying, theory of flight, pneumatics, aerodynamics, aeromechanics, aerostatics, aerial navigation, airmanship, ballooning, gliding, aerodonetics, science of flight in aircraft, art of navigation in the air, volitation, aerial studies, aerial maneuvers, aerobatics, avigation.

aeronautics Usage Examples

Converse of object

include: Subjects include aeronautics, astronautics, military vehicle and weapon technology, and electronic and information warfare.
cover: Core businesses cover aeronautics, electronics, energy, information and services, space, systems integration and telecommunications.

Adjective modifier

civil: The feedback was primarily into military, not civil aeronautics -- most significantly, from Britain's point of view, into the Spitfire.

Modifies a noun

engineer: Veteran aeronautics engineer Leonard Cramp suggests this was caused by a powerful gravitational field produced by the craft.
industry: The UK aeronautics industry is one of the UK's leading manufacturing sectors and has achieved continual technological advance and productivity improvement.
research: Admiral Calvin Bolster, chief of aeronautics research experimental craft, was an Annapolis classmate of mine.
technology: Vincenti describes how aeronautics technologies grew and went through their stages, and this has given me insight into my own.
gallery: The latter are on display in the Museum's aeronautics gallery.
sector: The year will be particularly rewarding for BAE Systems in the aeronautics sector.

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