aerospace

English

Etymology

From aero- +‎ space.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăʹ-rō-spās', IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɹoʊˌspeɪs/

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• Hyphenation: ae‧ro‧space
• Rhymes: -æɹəʊspeɪs

Noun

aerospace (usually uncountable, plural aerospaces)

1. The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
2. (elliptical) The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.

   Coordinate term: automotive

   He works mainly in aerospace. Most of their contracts are in aerospace. A few are in medical devices.

Hyponyms

• aeronautics
• astronautics

 

Derived terms

• aerospace engineer
• aerospace engineering
• aerospace plane
• nonaerospace

 

Translations

atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it

• Catalan: atmosfera (ca) f
• Finnish: ilmakehä ja avaruus
• Galician: aeroespazo m
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} légtér (hu), (outer space) ^{(please verify)} világűr (hu), ^{(please verify)} űr (hu)
• Irish: aeraspás m
• Italian: aerospazio (it) m
• Portuguese: aeroespaço (pt) m
• Romanian: aerospațiu n
• Spanish: aeroespacio m

the industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft

• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} repülőgép- és űripar

Adjective

aerospace (comparative more aerospace, superlative most aerospace)

1. Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
2. Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.

Synonyms

• aerospatial

Hyponyms

• astronautical
• aeronautical

Translations

of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft

• Armenian: օդատիեզերական (hy) (ōdatiezerakan)
• Finnish: ilmailu-
• French: aérospatial (fr)
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} űrrepülési, ^{(please verify)} űrhajózási (hu), ^{(please verify)} űripari, ^{(please verify)} repülőgép- és űripari
• Italian: aerospaziale (it)
• Kazakh: әуе-ғарыштық (äue-ğaryştyq)
• Portuguese: aeroespacial (pt)
• Romanian: aerospațial
• Russian: возду́шно-косми́ческий (ru) (vozdúšno-kosmíčeskij)
• Spanish: aeroespacial (es)