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aerodynamics


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Definition of aerodynamics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the study of the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it.
  • [treated as plural] the properties of a solid object regarding the manner in which air flows around it: the plane has the aerodynamics of a brick once the forward thrust is lost

Derivatives

aerodynamicist

Pronunciation: /-sɪst/

noun

aerodynamics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of aerodynamics in the US English dictionary