different between aerostat vs aerostatics

English

Noun

aerostat (plural aerostats)

1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

Antonyms

• (lighter-than-air craft, with respect to its weight relationship with air): aerodyne

Related terms

• aerostatic

Translations

See also

• aerodyne
• airship

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.??r?.stat/

Noun

aerostat m inan

1. aerostat

Declension

Related terms

• aerostatyka
• aerostatyczny
• aerostatycznie

Further reading

• aerostat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French aérostat

Noun

aerostat n (plural aerostate)

1. aerostat

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

aerostat m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. aerostat

English

Etymology

aero- +? statics

Noun

aerostatics (uncountable)

1. (physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions

Related terms

• aerostat
• aerostatic

Coordinate terms

• aerodynamics

Translations