Meanings
comparative more aerodynamic · superlative most aerodynamic
- Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.
The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it.
2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in Autosport, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025 - Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air.
aerodynamic plane
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aerodynamic vehicle
aerodynamic wings
At its rear, "space-grade" solar panels constantly reposition themselves to face the sun, thanks to an algorithm that combines GPS, the car's direction and the time of the day to work out the sun's position; the glass canopy makes the car aerodynamic and lets in 95% of the sunlight.
2013 September 6, Tom Cheshire, “Solar-powered travel”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 13, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2023, page 34
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesigned or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
- Englishaero-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
- Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
- Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
- Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
- Frenchdynamique
- Englishdynamic
- Englishaerodynamic
From aero- + dynamic, after aerodynamics. Compare French aérodynamique and German aerodynamisch.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan aerodinàmic
- aerodinàmicaerodynamic
Danish aerodynamisk
- aerodynamiskaerodynamic
Dutch aerodynamisch
- aerodynamischaerodynamic
Estonian aerodünaamiline
- aerodünaamilineaerodynamic
Finnish aerodynaaminen
- aerodynaaminenaerodynamic
German aerodynamisch, stromlinienförmig
- aerodynamischaerodynamic
- stromlinienförmigaerodynamic
Greek αεροδυναμικός
- αεροδυναμικός (aerodynamikós)aerodynamic
Icelandic loftfræðilegur
- loftfræðileguraerodynamic
Indonesian aerodinamis
- aerodinamisaerodynamic
Irish aeraidinimiciúil
- aeraidinimiciúilaerodynamic
Italian aerodinamico
- aerodinamicoaerodynamic
Malay aerodinamik
- aerodinamikaerodynamic
Polish aerodynamiczny
- aerodynamicznyaerodynamic
Portuguese aerodinâmico
- aerodinâmicoaerodynamic
Russian аэродинами́ческий
- аэродинами́ческий (aerodinamíčeskij)aerodynamic
Spanish aerodinámico
- aerodinámicoaerodynamic
Swedish aerodynamisk
- aerodynamiskaerodynamic
Ukrainian аеродинамі́чний
- аеродинамі́чний (aerodynamíčnyj)aerodynamic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aerodynamic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
aerodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerodynamic
“aerodynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerodynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerodynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerodynamic.
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