aerodynamic

aerodynamic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der.
English aero-
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *dunamai
Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor.
French dynamiqueder.
English dynamic
English aerodynamic

    From aero- +‎ dynamic, after aerodynamics. Compare French aérodynamique and German aerodynamisch.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: âr′-ō-dī-nă′-mĭk
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛɹ.oʊ.daɪˈnæ.mɪk/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -æmɪk

    Adjective

    aerodynamic (comparative more aerodynamic, superlative most aerodynamic)

    2. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.
      • 2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in Autosport‎[1]:
        The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it.
    4. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air.
      aerodynamic plane
      aerodynamic vehicle
      aerodynamic wings

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    References

    1. ^ “aerodynamic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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