Meaning | The theory and practice of navigation through air or space. |
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Synonym | aeronautics |
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Category of | astrogate | navigate in space |
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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 |
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Broader | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
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Spanish | aeronáutica, astronáutica |
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Catalan | aeronàutica, astronàutica |
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Adjectives | astronautic, astronautical | of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics |
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