| NOUN | cognition | astronautics, aeronautics | the theory and practice of navigation through air or space |
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| Sounds | ae.strahnaa'tihks | |
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| Rhymes | acoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks... | |
| Meaning | The theory and practice of navigation through air or space. | |
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| Synonym | aeronautics | |
| Category of | astrogate | navigate in space |
| astrogate | Guide 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) | |
| nonrigid | Designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure | |
| rigid | Designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure | |
| semirigid | Having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure | |
| Narrower | avionics | Science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics |
| Broader | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Spanish | aeronáutica, astronáutica | |
| Catalan | aeronàutica, astronàutica | |
| Adjectives | astronautic, astronautical | of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics |
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