aeronautical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌeɹoʊˈnɑtɪkəl/ (cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical English aeronautical From aero- + nautical.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most aeronautical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more aeronautical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonaeronautical · aeronautical engineer · aeronautically · aeronautical station
Relateds
astronautical · aeronautic · aeronautics · aeronaut
Translations (9)
es aeronáutico (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · it aeronautico (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · hi वैमानिक (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · eo aeronaŭtika (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · pl aeronautyczny (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · el αεροναυτικός (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · pl lotniczy (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · sh aeronautički (pertaining to the scientific study of flight) · nl aeronautisch (pertaining to the scientific study of flight)