noun · 3 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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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɛə.ɹəʊˈnɔː.tɪks/
General-American:/ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɔ.tɪks/
General-American:[ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɔ.ɾɪks]
cot-caught-merger:/ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɑ.tɪks/
cot-caught-merger:[ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɑ.ɾɪks]
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rhymes with -nɔːtɪks
CMU ARPABET:EH2 R AH0 N AO1 T IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: aerodynamics, aviation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aerodynamics, aviation
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Near-synonym: aeronavigation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aeronavigation
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astronautics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy
Narrower terms: avionics
History
Etymology
From French aéronautique or New Latin aeronauticus. Equivalent to aero- + -naut + -ics.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلطَّيَرَان
(ʕilm aṭ-ṭayarān)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Asturian:
aeronáutica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Bulgarian:
въздухопла́ване
(vǎzduhoplávane)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Bulgarian:
аерона́втика
(aeronávtika)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Catalan:
aeronàutica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Chinese Mandarin:
航空學 /航空学
(hángkōngxué)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Chinese Mandarin:
航空術 /航空术
(hángkōngshù)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Esperanto:
aeronaŭtiko
— mechanics and science of aircraft
French:
aéronautique
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Galician:
aeronáutica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
German:
Luftfahrt
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Greek:
αεροναυτική
(aeronaftikí)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Hindi:
वैमानिकी
(vaimānikī)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Hindi:
वैमानिक अभियांत्रिकी
(vaimānik abhiyāntrikī)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Hungarian:
aeronautika
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Hungarian:
repüléstan
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Ido:
aeronautiko
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Italian:
aeronautica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Japanese:
航空学
(kōkūgaku)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Malay:
aeronautik
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Malay:
kaji terbang
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Occitan:
aeronautica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Persian:
هوانوردی
(havânavardi)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Polish:
aeronautyka
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Polish:
lotnictwo
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Portuguese:
aeronáutica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Romanian:
aeronautică
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Russian:
воздухопла́вание
(vozduxoplávanije)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Russian:
аэрона́втика
(aeronávtika)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Russian:
лётное де́ло
(ljótnoje délo)
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
ваздухопловство
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
зракопловство n аеронаутика
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
vazduhoplovstvo
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
zrakoplovstvo
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
aeronautika
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Spanish:
aeronáutica
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Swedish:
aeronautik
— mechanics and science of aircraft
Esperanto:
aerveturado
— theory and practice of aircraft navigation
Ido:
aeronavigado
— theory and practice of aircraft navigation
Irish:
aerloingseoireacht
— theory and practice of aircraft navigation
Polish:
aeronautyka
— theory and practice of aircraft navigation
Polish:
lotnictwo
— theory and practice of aircraft navigation
