aerodynamics of bodies

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• Aerodynamics — aer o*dy*nam ics Aerodynamics A [ e]r*o*dy*nam ics, n. [A[ e]ro + dynamics: cf. F. a[ e]rodynamique.] The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aerodynamics — aer o*dy*nam ics Aerodynamics A [ e]r*o*dy*nam ics, n. [A[ e]ro + dynamics: cf. F. a[ e]rodynamique.] The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aerodynamics — aerodynamic, aerodynamical, adj. aerodynamically, adv. /air oh duy nam iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Cf.… …   Universalium

• aerodynamics — i. The science that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and of the forces acting on bodies when the bodies move through such fluids, or when such fluids move against or around the bodies. It also studies the qualities required… …   Aviation dictionary

• aerodynamics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1837 a branch of dynamics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids • aerodynamic also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aerodynamics — noun The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere …   Wiktionary

• aerodynamics — The study of air and other gases in motion, the forces that set them in motion, and the results of such motion. [aero + G. dynamis, force] * * * aero·dy·nam·ics dī nam iks n pl but sing or pl in constr a branch of dynamics that deals with the… …   Medical dictionary

• aerodynamics — plural noun 1》 [treated as sing.] the branch of science concerned with the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it. 2》 [treated as plural] aerodynamic properties. Derivatives aerodynamicist… …   English new terms dictionary

• aerodynamics — aer•o•dy•nam•ics [[t]ˌɛər oʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) mec phs the study of the motion of air and other gases and of the effects of such motion on bodies in the gas • Etymology: 1830–40 aer o•dy•nam′ic, aer o•dy•nam′i•cal, adj.… …   From formal English to slang

• aerodynamics —   n. science of forces acting on bodies in motion in air …   Dictionary of difficult words

• aerodynamics — n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) the study of the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it. Derivatives: aerodynamic adj. aerodynamically adv. aerodynamicist n …   Useful english dictionary