31. Aviation
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accelerometer
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an instrument for measuring and recording the rate of acceleration of an
aircraft.
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aerialist
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a person who performs aerial acrobatics, as a trapeze artist, tightrope
walker, stunt flier, etc.
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aeroballistics
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the science of ballistics combined with or from the special viewpoint of
aerodynamics, particularly with regard to rockets, guided missiles, etc.
—
aeroballistic,
adj.
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aerobatics
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stunts performed with aircraft. See also
2. ACROBATICS
.
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aerocartography
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the process of mapmaking by means of aerial survey.
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aerodonetics
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Rare.
the science or art of gliding. —
aerodonetic,
adj.
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aerodrome, airdrome
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an airport or airbase, not including the personnel.
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aerodromics
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the art or science of flying airplanes.
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aeroembolism
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Medicine.
a condition caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood as
a result of a sudden lowering of atmospheric pressure, as when flying at
high altitude or rising too rapidly from a deep underwater dive.
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aeromedicine
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the medical specialty concerned with the health of those engaged in
flying within the earth’s atmosphere.
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aeronautics
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1.
Archaic.
the science or art of ascending and traveling in the air in
lighter-than-air vehicles.
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2.
the technology or art of flying airplanes. —
aeronaut,
n. — aeronautic, aeronautical,
adj.
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aeronautism
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the technique of ballooning. —
aeronautics,
n.
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aeropause
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the region in the upper part of the earth’s atmosphere where the
air is too thin for aircraft to operate properly.
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aerophone
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an instrument for detecting the approach of aircraft by intensifying the
sound waves it creates in the air.
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aerophysics
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the branch of physics that studies the earth’s atmosphere,
especially the effects upon the atmosphere of objects flying at high
speeds or at high altitudes. —
aerophysicist,
n.
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aeroplanist
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an aviator or aircraft pilot.
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aerostatics
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the study of the construction and operation of aerostats,
lighter-than-air craft, as balloons or dirigibles. —
aerostatic, aerostatical
,
adj.
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avigation
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the science of aerial navigation.
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avinosis
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airsickness.
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avionics
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the science and technology of electrical and electronic devices or
equipment used in aviation.
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ballooning
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the art and science of operating balloons for sport or air travel. Also
balloonry
.
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bioastronautics
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the science that studies the effects of space travel on life, especially
human life and the human body.
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omithopter, orthopter
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da Vinci’s exploratory design for a flying machine moved by
flapping wings.
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perastadics
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the science and art of space flying. — perastadic,
adj.
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photoreconnaisance
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reconnaissance for purposes of aerial photography; reconnaissance or
surveillance by means of aerial photography.
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radar
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an acronym for RAdio Detecting And Ranging: a method and the equipment
used for the detection and determination of the velocity of a moving
object by reflecting radio waves off it.
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rocketry
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the science and technology of rocket design and manufacture.
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supersonic
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applied to aircraft moving at speeds beyond the speed of sound, about
750 mph (1207.5 kph) at sea level.
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volitation
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flight, the act of flying, or the ability to fly.
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