different between airplane vs aerology

English

Alternative forms

• aeroplane (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK), aëroplane

Etymology

air +? plane, alteration of aeroplane

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ple?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?????ple??n/

Noun

airplane (plural airplanes)

1. (US, Canada) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
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     Lois: Come on, Stewie. You know you can't leave the table until you finish your vegetables. […] Sweetie, it's broccoli. It's good for you. Now open up for the airplane.

Derived terms

• paper airplane

Translations

Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

See also

• aircraft
• glider
• helicopter

Anagrams

• perianal

English

Etymology

aero- +? -logy

Noun

aerology (usually uncountable, plural aerologies)

1. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
2. The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.

Related terms

• aerologist
• aerological
• aerologic

Translations

See also

• meteorology

Anagrams

• areology