Meanings
nounaerothermodynamics (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
- Englishaero-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Englishdynamics
- Englishthermodynamics
- Englishaerothermodynamics
From aero- + thermodynamics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian gasdinamica
- gasdinamicascientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases
Polish aerotermodynamika, gazodynamika
- aerotermodynamikascientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases
- gazodynamikascientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases
Portuguese aerotermodinâmica
- aerotermodinâmicascientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases
Cite this entry
APA
aerothermodynamics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerothermodynamics
MLA
“aerothermodynamics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerothermodynamics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerothermodynamics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerothermodynamics.
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