aerostat
See also: aérostat
English
Noun
aerostat (plural aerostats)
- An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Venus:
- With its molten temperatures, sulphuric acid clouds, and crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere, Venus has only a handful of aerostat research outposts.
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- 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
Derived terms
- aerostatic
- tethered aerostat
Translations
aircraft
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balloon
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See also
- aerodyne
- airship
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French aérostat.[1] By surface analysis, aero- + -stat. First attested in 1784.[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɛˈrɔ.stat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔstat
- Syllabification: a‧e‧ro‧stat
Noun
aerostat m inan
- aerostat
Declension
Declension of aerostat
singular | plural | |
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nominative | aerostat | aerostaty |
genitive | aerostatu | aerostatów |
dative | aerostatowi | aerostatom |
accusative | aerostat | aerostaty |
instrumental | aerostatem | aerostatami |
locative | aerostacie | aerostatach |
vocative | aerostacie | aerostaty |
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Pamiętnik historyczno-polityczny przypadków, ustaw, osób, mieysc, i pism wiek nasz szczególniey interessuiących, 1784, page 1194
- aerostat in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- aerostat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aerostat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French aérostat.
Noun
aerostat n (plural aerostate)
- aerostat
Declension
Declension of aerostat
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) aerostat | aerostatul | (niște) aerostate | aerostatele |
genitive/dative | (unui) aerostat | aerostatului | (unor) aerostate | aerostatelor |
vocative | aerostatule | aerostatelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
aerostat m (Cyrillic spelling аеростат)
- aerostat