Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to Earth's atmosphere and the space beyond.
- adj. Of or relating to the science or technology of flight.
Wiktionary
- n. The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.
- n. The industry concerned with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
- adj. Of, or relating to the Earth's atmosphere and nearby space.
- adj. Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a whole.
- n. the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft, rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to operate in outer space.
- adj. of or pertaining to aerospace in either sense.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
Examples
“Here is experience in aerospace from the other camp.”
“I've gotten it too and I actually know the C-W equations and the difference between form and area drag since I earned my MSE in aerospace engineering.”
“But, I would have to think long and hard before encouraging her to commit to a career in aerospace ... at least as things are now!”
“Experience in aerospace or, in the case of Webb, aeronautics.”
“But if you don't have a technical background, then you should have an aerospace industry or military background, some experience that gives you credibility in aerospace circles.”
“Over at Gizmodo, Joseph Shoer, Ph. D candidate in aerospace engineering (fun fact: I had two separate college roommates who were both in A.E., at the same time!, until they weren't) wrote this incredibly interesting and lengthy article on the physics of space battles, focusing on what a real battle might look like, what weapons, both offensive and defensive, might be deployed and what types of ships might be used.”
“This road map was specifically formulated to create opportunities for students to continue their exploration of space throughout their educational careers; then once thier educational career is complete, the students are then primed for a career in aerospace industry.”
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“I was recently asked by a friend to come up with some convincing arguements (for a friend of his 'persuasive speech to his Public Speaking college class) why youngsters should consider careers in aerospace and the other STEM disciplines.”
“Twenty years since being laid off by a certain aerospace company (along with 3,499 others!), and unable to find a job in the industry or with NASA ...”
“But until you learn what a bit is, how long a millisecond lasts, and why AL 6061-T6 is used in aerospace vehicles, you will never contribute or "participate" in a meaningful way.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘aerospace’.
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WF - nominal compounds (concrete)
foodstuff, banknote, crankshaft, earphone, fibreboard, fishplate, forklift, glassware, guardrail, handicraft, headband, kitchenware and 181 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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Brochettes of Random Palavery
Another of my random palavery lists for words or phrases that haven't yet found a place in one or more of my other lists.
nonexclusivity, adaptationist, paxillin, adduct, unblushingly cribbed, ptomaïne, microsievert, millisievert, too big to jail, tastemaker, tinsmithing, Nimzo-Indian and 1616 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for aerospace.
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