HyperDic: astronautics

English > 1 sense of the word astronautics:
NOUNcognitionastronautics, aeronauticsthe theory and practice of navigation through air or space
astronautics > pronunciation
Soundsae.strahnaa'tihks
Rhymesacoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks...
English > astronautics: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe theory and practice of navigation through air or space.
Synonymaeronautics
Category ofastrogatenavigate in space
astrogateGuide in interplanetary travel
dynamic balance(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
load factor(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
nonrigidDesignating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure
rigidDesignating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
semirigidHaving a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure
NarroweravionicsScience and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics
Broaderphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Spanishaeronáutica, astronáutica
Catalanaeronàutica, astronàutica
Adjectivesastronautic, astronauticalof or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics

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