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 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

��aerographical ,ee-9Z3'gzaefi-k9l adj. [also spelt aerographi- cal, aerografical] same meaning as aerographic.

aerography ,ee-9'zegz9-fi n. [also spelt aerography, aerog- rafy] a description of the air or atmosfere.

aerolite 'ee-9z9,lait w. [also spelt aerolite] a stone or por- tion of solid matter which has fallen thru the air or atmos- fere to the earth from outer space; a meteorite.

aerolith 'ee-9Z9,h6 n. [also spelt aerolith] same meaning as aerolite.

aerolithology ,ee-9-zo-h'9el9-d3i n. [also spelt aerolithol- ogy] the science of aerohths or aerolites.

aerolitic ,ee-9Z9'htik adj. [also spelt aerolitic] of aerolites; meteenc.

aerolocomotion ^e-a-zo^oka'moo-Sgn n. [also spelt aero- locomotion'] locomotion thru the air or atmosfere.

aerological ,ee-9Z9'led5i-k9l adj. [also spelt aerological] of aerology; aerolegic.

aerologist ,ee-9'zol9-d3ist n. [also spelt aerologist] one verst in aerology.

aerology ,ee-9'zol9-d3i n. [also spelt aerology] the science of the air, especially of the upper air; the study of the earth's atmosfere; aeregnosy; aerofysics.

aeroniad 'ee-9cT9,m3ed adj. mad or crazy about aeronautics, aeroplanes, or aviation; afflicted with flying^fever.

aeroman 'ee-9Z9,ni3en n. an airman; an aviator.

aeroniancer 'ee-9Z9,maens9z n. [also spelt aeromancer] one who practises aeromancy.

aeromancy 'ee-9Z9,maensi n. [also spelt aeromancy]

1. divination by means of the air and winds or other atmosferic fenemena.

2. the art of forecasting changes in the wether. aerometer ,ee-3'zemi-t9z n. [also spelt aerometer] an m-

stument for ascertaining the weight or density of the air and other gases.

aerometry ^e-s'zemi-tr,! n. [also spelt aerometry] the sci- ence of mesurmg the weight or density of air and other gases, and of determining the laws of their pressure, elas- ticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

aeromobile ,ee-3-z3-mo'biil n. [also spelt aeromobile] a ve- hicle which moves thru the air; an automobile of the air; an airship; specifically, a flying^machine of the helicopter type, designed by E. Berliner of Washington, D. C.

aeromotor 'ee-3Z3,moo-t3z n. [also spelt aerotmotor, aero- motor]

1. a motor^vehicle for navigating the air; a motor^dnven aircraft; an airship.

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