aeronautics.
The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
Meaning & usage
The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.
Where this word comes from
From French aéronautique or New Latin aeronauticus. Equivalent to aero- + -naut + -ics.
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