AERODYNAMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerodynamic mean? 

• AERODYNAMIC (adjective)
  The adjective AERODYNAMIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to aerodynamics

2. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

  Familiarity information: AERODYNAMIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AERODYNAMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to aerodynamics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Pertainym:

aerodynamics (the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)

Derivation:

aerodynamics (the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow

Synonyms:

aerodynamic; flowing; sleek; streamlined

Context example:

a streamlined convertible

Similar:

smooth (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities)

 Context examples 

This agent is formulated with dilauroylphosphatidylcholine and nebulized in particle sizes of 1.2-1.6 micrometer mass median aerodynamic diameter.

(Aerosolized Liposomal Rubitecan, NCI Thesaurus)

Serrated leading-edges reduce aerodynamic performance at lower AoAs than 15° compared to clean leading-edges, but can achieve noise reduction and aerodynamic performance at AoAs above 15°, which owl wings often reach in flight.

(Owls' Wings Key to Beating Wind Turbine Noise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Thanks to a unique design with aerodynamic valves, air always moves toward a bird's head through many tiny tubes — during both inhalation and exhalation.

(Following the lizard lung labyrinth, National Science Foundation)