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aerostatics


aero·stat·ics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˌer-ō-ˈsta-tiks\

Definition of AEROSTATICS

: a branch of statics that deals with the equilibrium of gaseous fluids and of solid bodies immersed in them

Origin of AEROSTATICS

modification of New Latin aerostatica, from aer- + statica statics
First Known Use: 1784

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