aerostatic

adj
/ˌeɪəɹə(ʊ)ˈstætɪk/

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- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English aerostatic From aero- + static. Compare French aérostatique.

  1. derived from στατικός
  2. derived from staticus
  3. prefixed as aerostatic — “aero + static

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to aerostatics

    Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.

    • I have very much improved my mechanical combinations, for the navigation of the air and water by hydrostatic and aerostatic forces.
    • Atmospheric flight is dominated by the presence of atmospheric forces, which can be divided into aerostatic and aerodynamic categories.
    • Hydrostatic and aerostatic guides are widely applied to precision feed tables, since their motion is accurate due to the lack of friction and wearing.
  2. Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.

    • The general term for the machines used in this kind of navigation, is that of aërostats, or aërostatic machines; but those which are of a spherical figure, and filled with gas, are better known by the name of air-balloons.

The neighborhood

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