adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
aerospace
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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âʹ-rō-spās'
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɛə̯.ɹəʊˌspeɪs]
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈeɪ.əɹ-]
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British, Southern, Standard: [ˈɛː.ɹəʊˌspɛjs]
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Multicultural-London-English: [ˈɛː.ɹowˌspejs]
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Multicultural-London-English: [ˈɛː.ɹowˌspeːs]
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Canada, General-American: /ˈɛɹ.oʊˌspeɪs/
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Australian: /ˈeː.ɹəʉˌspæɪs/
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New-Zealand: /ˈeː.ɹɐʉˌspæɪs/
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rhymes with -əʊspeɪs
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 R OW0 S P EY2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Meronyms: airspace, air space (not synonymous)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: elliptical
Examples
- He works mainly in aerospace. Most of their contracts are in aerospace. A few are in medical devices.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: region, part
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- Latin spatiumbor. Old French espace Anglo-Norman spacebor. Middle English space English space English aerospace From aero- + space.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: օդատիեզերական (ōdatiezerakan) — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Finnish: ilmailu- — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- French: aérospatial — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Italian: aerospaziale — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Kazakh: әуе-ғарыштық (äue-ğaryştyq) — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Polish: przestrzenny — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Portuguese: aeroespacial — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Romanian: aerospațial — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Russian: возду́шно-косми́ческий (vozdúšno-kosmíčeskij) — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Spanish: aeroespacial — of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Catalan: atmosfera — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Chichewa: mlengalenga — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Finnish: ilmakehä ja avaruus — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Galician: aeroespazo — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Greek: αεροδιάστημα (aerodiástima) — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Hindi: वांतरिक्ष (vāntrikṣ) — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Irish: aeraspás — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Italian: aerospazio — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Polish: przestrzeń kosmiczna — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Portuguese: aeroespaço — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Romanian: aerospațiu — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Spanish: aeroespacio — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Welsh: aerofod — atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it
- Polish: aerokosmonautyka — the industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
- Welsh: aerofod — the industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft
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