Meanings
plural aerostats
- An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
With its molten temperatures, sulphuric acid clouds, and crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere, Venus has only a handful of aerostat research outposts.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Venus - A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “lighter-than-air craft, with respect to its weight relationship with air”
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀήρ“air”
- Frenchaérostat
- Englishaerostat
Borrowed from French aérostat, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + στατός (statós, “stable”), equivalent to aero- + -stat.
More words from French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian аероста́т, възду́шен бало́н
- аероста́т (aerostát)aircraft
- възду́шен бало́н (văzdúšen balón)balloon
Catalan aeròstat
- aeròstataircraft
Chinese Mandarin 浮空器, 浮昇器 /浮升器
- 浮空器 (fúkōngqì)aircraft
- 浮昇器 /浮升器 (fúshēngqì)aircraft
Esperanto aerostato, aerostato
- aerostatoaircraft
- aerostatoballoon
Finnish aerostaatti, aerostaatti
- aerostaattiaircraft
- aerostaattiballoon
French aérostat
- aérostataircraft
Greek αερόστατο
- αερόστατο (aeróstato)aircraft
Italian aerostato, dirigibile
- aerostatoaircraft
- dirigibileaircraft
- aerostatoballoon
Japanese エアロスタット
- エアロスタット (earosutatto)aircraft
Korean 에어로스탯
- 에어로스탯 (eeoroseutaet)aircraft
Polish aerostat, aerostat
- aerostataircraft
- aerostatballoon
Portuguese aeróstato
- aeróstatoaircraft
Romanian aerostat
- aerostataircraft
Russian аэроста́т, аэроста́т
- аэроста́т (aerostát)aircraft
- аэроста́т (aerostát)balloon
- возду́шный шар (vozdúšnyj šar)balloon
Slovak aerostat
- aerostataircraft
Spanish aerostato, aeróstato
- aerostatoaircraft
- aeróstatoaircraft
Ukrainian аероста́т
- аероста́т (aerostát)aircraft
Cite this entry
aerostat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerostat
“aerostat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerostat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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