aeronautical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight

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aeronautic
OriginEnglish nautical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Classical Latin nauticus →
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Meanings

adjectiveaeronautical (comparative more aeronautical, superlative most aeronautical)

comparative more aeronautical · superlative most aeronautical

  1. Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight

    If anybody snickers, put 'em in their place by reminding them that the annular wing is a very old aeronautical principle.

    1963 April, Roy L. Clough, Jr., “Hoopskirt: The old "flying barrel" turns in a top performance in this up-to-date-model”, in Popular Mechanics, page 155

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or pertaining to aeronautics

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aeronautic
Also see
aeronautic

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*(s)neh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  9. Ancient Greekναῦς (naûs)
  10. Ancient Greekναύτης (naútēs)
  11. Ancient Greekναυτικός (nautikós)
  12. Classical Latinnauticus
  13. Middle Frenchnautique
  14. Classical Latinnauticus
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishnautical
  18. Englishaeronautical

From aero- + nautical.

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Translations

Dutch aeronautisch
  • aeronautischpertaining to the scientific study of flight
Esperanto aeronaŭtika
  • aeronaŭtikapertaining to the scientific study of flight
Greek αεροναυτικός
  • αεροναυτικός (aeronaftikós)pertaining to the scientific study of flight
Hindi वैमानिक
  • वैमानिक (vaimānik)pertaining to the scientific study of flight
Italian aeronautico
  • aeronauticopertaining to the scientific study of flight
Polish lotniczy, aeronautyczny
  • lotniczypertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • aeronautycznypertaining to the scientific study of flight
Spanish aeronáutico
  • aeronáuticopertaining to the scientific study of flight
Cite this entry
APA

aeronautical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronautical

MLA

“aeronautical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronautical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeronautical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeronautical.

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