8 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION
2. a motor or power-plant for use in an aeroplane; an airship^engm.
aeronat 'ee-9z9,n3et n. [also spelt aeronat] a dirigible bal- loon; a lighter^than^air airship.
aeronaunomy ,ee-9Z9'nc:-n9-mi n. [also spelt aeronaunomy] management or regulation of aeronautic affairs.
aeronaut 'ee-9Z9,nc:t n. [also spelt aeronaut] one who sails, flies, or floats in the air; an aerial navigator; a balloonist; an operator or pilot of an aircraft; an airman; an aviator.
aeronautic ,ee-9z9'nc:-tik adj. [also spelt aeronautic] per- taining to aerial navigation.
aeronautica ,ee-9Z9'nc:-ti-k9 n. [also spelt aeronautical same meaning as aeronautics.
aeronautical ,ee-9Z9'nc:-ti-k9l adj. [also spelt aeronautical] same meaning as aeronautic.
aeronautically ,ee-9Z9'nc:-tik9-li adv. [also spelt aeronauti- cally] in an aeronautic manner; with respect to aero- nautics.
aeronautics ,ee-9r9'nc:-tiks n. [also spelt aeronautics] the art or practis of sailing, flying, or floating in the air; aerial navigation ; ballooning, compare aviation.
aeronautisni 'ee-3z9,nc:-tiz9m n. [also spelt aeronautism] the practis, sport, or occupation of sailing, floating, or fly- ing in the air; aeronautics; aviation.
aeronavigation / ee-9-20 / nsevi'gee-$9n n. [also spelt aero- navigation] the navigation of the air; aerial navigation.
aeronavigator ,ee-9Z9'naevi,get9z n. [also spelt aeronavi- gator; a navigator of the air; an aerial navigator; an aero- naut; an aviator.
aeronef 'ee-9Z9,nef n. [also spelt aeronef] an airship; spe- cifically, any flying-machine which has no gas^vessel; any hevier?than?air flyer, as an aeroplane, helicopter, or erni- thepter.
aeronon 'ee-9z9,nen n. [also spelt aeronon] a dirigible bal- loon or airship, especially one whose equipoise and move- ments resemble those of a fish or other swimming creature.
aerophilous ,ee-9'zefi-l9s adj. [also spelt aerophilous, aerofilous] air^loving : said of certain organisms.
aerophobia ,ee-3Z9'foo-bi-9 n. [also spelt aerophobia, aero- fobia] fear or dred of air; aerefoby.
aerophobic ,ee-9?9'foo-bik adj. [also spelt aerophobic, aero- fobic] of aerofobia; afraid of air.
aeropnoby ,ee-9'zof9-bi, 'ee-g^fobi n. [also spelt aeropho- by, aerofoby] same meaning as aerophobia.
aerophysical ^e-a^'fizi-kg! adj. [also spelt aerophysical, aerofphysical, aerofysical] of aerofysics; of or pertaining
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