Aerostatics
Pronunciation : A`?r*o*stat"ics (
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes a?ronautics.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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