aerostatics

[ air-uh-stat-iks ]
/ ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of statics that deals with gases in equilibrium and with gases and bodies in the gases in equilibrium with one another. Compare aerodynamics.
the science of lighter-than-air aircraft.

Origin of aerostatics

First recorded in 1745–55; see origin at aerostatic, -ics

Words nearby aerostatics

aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics, aerothermodynamics, aerotitis media

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British Dictionary definitions for aerostatics

aerostatics
/ (ˌɛərəˈstætɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases Compare aerodynamics
the study of lighter-than-air craft, such as balloons