- aer|o|stat
- aer|o|stat «AIR uh stat», noun.any lighter-than-air aircraft, such as a balloon or dirigible.╂[< French aérostat < Greek āēr, āéros air + statós standing]
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aer|o|stat|ic — «AIR uh STAT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with aerostatics. 2. of or having to do with an aerostat … Useful english dictionary
aer|o|stat|i|cal — «AIR uh STAT uh kuhl», adjective. = aerostatic. (Cf. ↑aerostatic) … Useful english dictionary
aer|o|stat|ics — «AIR uh STAT ihks», noun. the branch of physics that deals with the static equilibrium of air and other gases, and of solid objects suspended or moving in them … Useful english dictionary
aerostatic — aer•o•stat•ic [[t]ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪk[/t]] also aer o•stat′i•cal adj. 1) phs of or pertaining to aerostatics 2) aer. a) of or pertaining to an aerostat b) capable of supporting an aerostat, as a gas • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
aerostatics — aer•o•stat•ics [[t]ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) aer. mec phs the science that deals with gases in equilibrium 2) aer. the science of lighter than air aircraft • Etymology: 1745–55 … From formal English to slang
aerostat — aer•o•stat [[t]ˈɛər əˌstæt[/t]] n. aer. any lighter than air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
aerostat — ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌstat noun ( s) Etymology: French aérostat, from aér aer + stat 1. : an aircraft (as a balloon or airship) that embodies one or more containers filled with a gas lighter than air and that is supported chiefly by buoyancy derived… … Useful english dictionary
statoscope — stat•o•scope [[t]ˈstæt əˌskoʊp[/t]] n. 1) mer an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure 2) aer. an instrument for detecting a small rate of rise or fall of an aircraft • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
