aerospace

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• aerospace — aer‧o‧space [ˈeərəʊspeɪs ǁ ˈeroʊ ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the making of aircraft and space vehicles: • US aerospace companies are developing a new plane in cooperation with the US Air Force. * * * aerospace UK US /ˈeərəʊspeɪs/ noun [U]… …   Financial and business terms

• aerospace — a. of or pertaining to {aerospace} in either sense. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aerospace — ☆ aerospace [er′ō spās΄ ] n. [altered < air/space < AIR + SPACE] the earth s atmosphere and the space outside it, considered as one continuous field adj. of aerospace, or of spacecraft or missiles designed for flight in aerospace …   English World dictionary

• aerospace — n. 1. the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a whole. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft, rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to operate in outer space. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• aerospace — (adj.) 1958, American English, from AERO (Cf. aero ) atmosphere + (outer) SPACE (Cf. space) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

• aerospace — ► NOUN ▪ the branch of technology and industry concerned with aviation and space flight …   English terms dictionary

• Aerospace — This article is about the field of research and industry; for the corporation, see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches,… …   Wikipedia

• aerospace — I. noun Date: circa 1958 1. space comprising the earth s atmosphere and the space beyond 2. a physical science that deals with aerospace 3. the aerospace industry II. adjective Date: 1958 of or relating to aerospace, to vehicles used in aerospace …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• aerospace — /air oh spays /, n. 1. the atmosphere and the space beyond considered as a whole. 2. the industry concerned with the design and manufacture of aircraft, rockets, missiles, spacecraft, etc., that operate in aerospace. adj. 3. of or pertaining to… …   Universalium

• aerospace — aer|o|space1 [ˈeərəuspeıs US ˈerou ] adj involving the designing and building of aircraft and space vehicles ▪ the aerospace industry aerospace 2 aerospace2 n [U] the industry that designs and builds aircraft and space vehicles aerospace… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• aerospace — i. The earth’s atmosphere and the space beyond it; it is considered a zone available for the flight of aircraft and spacecraft. It extends from the earth’s surface outward through the atmosphere to the farthest part of the observable universe.… …   Aviation dictionary