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aerobrake

aer·o·brake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [air-oh-breyk]
    • /ˈɛər oʊˌbreɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [air-oh-breyk]
    • /ˈɛər oʊˌbreɪk/

Definitions of aerobrake word

  • verb aerobrake to perform aerobraking 3
  • verb without object aerobrake (of a spacecraft or satellite) to reduce velocity by taking advantage of a planet's atmospheric drag. 1
  • noun aerobrake Cause a spacecraft to slow down by flying through a planet’s rarefied atmosphere to produce aerodynamic drag. 1
  • noun aerobrake A mechanism for aerobraking. 0

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Origin of aerobrake

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; aero- + brake1

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Parts of speech for Aerobrake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aerobrake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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