aeromechanics

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noun

The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics

Similar
aerodynamics
OriginEnglish mechanics ← Latin mēchanicus ← Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós) →
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Meanings

aeromechanics1

nounaeromechanics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics

aeromechanics2

noun
  1. pluralplural of aeromechanic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow

Similar
aerodynamics
Broader
mechanics
Also see
aerodynamics

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  10. Latinmēchanicus
  11. Englishmechanics
  12. Englishaeromechanics

From aero- + mechanics.

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Translations

Finnish aeromekaniikka
  • aeromekaniikkabranch of mechanics
Polish aeromechanika
  • aeromechanikabranch of mechanics
Cite this entry
APA

aeromechanics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanics

MLA

“aeromechanics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeromechanics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromechanics.

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