aerodynamics of bodies
1Aerodynamics — 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] …
2aerodynamics — 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] …
3aerodynamics — 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.… …
4aerodynamics — 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… …
5aerodynamics — 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… …
6aerodynamics — noun The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere …
7aerodynamics — 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… …
8aerodynamics — 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… …
9aerodynamics — 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.… …
10aerodynamics — n. science of forces acting on bodies in motion in air …