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aeronautical

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 R OW0 N AA1 T AH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or pertaining to aeronautics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aeronautic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ews- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English nautical English aeronautical From aero- + nautical.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: aeronaŭtika — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Greek: αεροναυτικός (aeronaftikós) — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Hindi: वैमानिक (vaimānik) — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Italian: aeronautico — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Polish: aeronautyczny — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Polish: lotniczy — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Serbo-Croatian: aeronautički — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
  • Spanish: aeronáutico — pertaining to the scientific study of flight
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