AERODYNAMICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerodynamics mean? 

• AERODYNAMICS (noun)
  The noun AERODYNAMICS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: AERODYNAMICS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AERODYNAMICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

aerodynamics; aeromechanics

Hypernyms ("aerodynamics" is a kind of...):

mechanics (the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference)

Derivation:

aerodynamic (of or relating to aerodynamics)