English Explanatory Dictionary

aerostatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to aerostatics; pneumatic.
Pertaining to aerial navigation or aeronautics.

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪəɹə(ʊ)ˈstætɪk/

Word forms

aerostatic more aerostatic most aerostatic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English aerostatic From aero- + static. Compare French aérostatique.

Derived words

aerostatically

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