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aeronautics

noun
🔊/ˌeərəˈnɔːtɪks/
🔊/ˌerəˈnɔːtɪks/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the science or practice of building and flying aircraft航空学；飞行学；飞行术Topics Transport by airc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from modern Latin aeronautica ‘matters relating to aeronautics’, from Greek aēr ‘air’ + nautēs ‘sailor’.