Aerodynamics
[,eərə(ʊ)daɪ'næmɪks] or ['ɛrodaɪ'næmɪks]
Definition
(n.) The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.
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Definition
n. the science of the motion of the air and other gases and of their mechanical effects when in motion.
Editor: Rhoda
Examples
- According to Octave Chanute there was in Europe in 1889 utter disagreement and confusion in reference to fundamental questions of aerodynamics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They had been in no hurry, and when they built their first real airship they made use of all the principles of aerodynamics that they had discovered. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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