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heavier-than-air

heav·i·er-than-air
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hev-ee-er-th uh n-air]
    • /ˈhev.i ðæn, ðɛn ˈɑ ɪər/
    • /ˈhev.i ðən eə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hev-ee-er-th uh n-air]
    • /ˈhev.i ðæn, ðɛn ˈɑ ɪər/

Definitions of heavier-than-air word

  • adjective heavier-than-air (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means. 1
  • adjective heavier-than-air having a density greater than that of air 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air of or relating to an aircraft that does not depend on buoyancy for support but gains lift from aerodynamic forces 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air (of an aircraft) Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces. 0
  • adjective heavier-than-air Of, pertaining to, or using an aircraft which weighs more than the volume of air it displaces. 0
See all 5 definitions of heavier-than-air

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Origin of heavier-than-air

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Heavier-than-air

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heavier-than-air

heavier-than-air popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Related words

  • airplane

    An airplane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines that enable it to fly through the air.

  • aerodyne

    any heavier-than-air machine, such as an aircraft, that derives the greater part of its lift from aerodynamic forces

  • aviation

    Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.

  • aviator

    An aviator is a pilot of a plane, especially in the early days of flying.

  • glider

    a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.

  • helicopter

    any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
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