astronautics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)der. French astro- 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)der. French -naute French astronaute Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French astronautique ▲ Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English astronautics From French astronautique (“astronautics”) + English -ics. By surface analysis, astro- (“space”) + nautics (“navigation”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) Navigation through space.
- (uncountable) The science and technology of space flight.
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
astronautic · cosmonautics · astronaut · astronautical · aeronautics
Translations (34)
hu űrrepülés (navigation through space) · hi अंतरिक्षयानिकी (navigation through space) · bg космона́втика (navigation through space) · de Raumfahrt (science and technology of spaceflight) · fi astronautiikka (navigation through space) · hu asztronautika (science and technology of spaceflight) · hi अंतरिक्षयानिकी (science and technology of spaceflight) · bg космона́втика (science and technology of spaceflight) · es astronáutica (science and technology of spaceflight) · ru астрона́втика (navigation through space) · sv astronautik (science and technology of spaceflight) · sd نجم جُوئيات (science and technology of spaceflight) · nl ruimtevaart (science and technology of spaceflight) · ru астрона́втика (science and technology of spaceflight) · hu űrhajózás (science and technology of spaceflight) · ar مِلَاحَة الْفَضَاء (science and technology of spaceflight) · cs kosmonautika (science and technology of spaceflight) · bg астрона́втика (navigation through space) · ka ასტრონავტიკა (navigation through space) · ru космона́втика (science and technology of spaceflight) · es astronáutica (navigation through space) · pt astronáutica (science and technology of spaceflight) · hu űrhajózás (navigation through space) · ca astronàutica (navigation through space) · ar مِلَاحَة فَضَائِيَّة (navigation through space) · sd نجم جُوئِي (navigation through space) · ru космона́втика (navigation through space) · el αστροναυτική (science and technology of spaceflight) · pl astronautyka (science and technology of spaceflight) · fi astronautiikka (science and technology of spaceflight) · pt astronáutica (navigation through space) · bg астрона́втика (science and technology of spaceflight) · pl kosmonautyka (science and technology of spaceflight) · ro astronautică (navigation through space)