aerostatics
aerostatics is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aeration
- aerial
- aerification
- aeriform
- aerodynamics
- air
- airy
- alkali
- ammonia
- ammoniacal
- bladder
- cloud
- diffuse
- effluvium
- elastic
- emit
- essence
- ether
- ethereal
- evanesce
- evaporable
- evaporate
- fish
- flatulence
- flatulency
- flatulent
- flatus
- fluid
- fume
- gas
- gaseity
- gaseous
- gasify
- gasometer
- partial
- pneumatics
- reek
- sound
- steam
- swimming
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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