aerothermodynamicadj.
/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˌθəːmə(ʊ)dʌɪˈnamɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛroʊˌθərmoʊˌdaɪˈnæmɪk/, /ˌɛrəˌθərməˌdaɪˈnæmɪk/ Physics and Aeronautics.
Relating to or involving the thermodynamic effects of air and other gases. aerothermodynamic duct n. now disused = ramjet n. 2; cf. athodyd n.
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aerothermodynamic1945
1945 Westinghouse Engineer Mar. 51/1 The..name of ‘athodyd’ (from Aero-THermO-DYnamic Duct).
1946 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 50 446/2 The ‘engine’..is merely a duct in which aerodynamic and thermal changes occur, and it has been described as an aero-thermodynamic-duct.
1958 Times Rev. Industry May 38/3 A high-speed induced-flow transonic and supersonic [wind-]tunnel..has been installed in a new ‘aerothermodynamic’ laboratory.
1991 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 335 100 The primary purpose of the Asset programme was to obtain aerothermodynamic and materials response data under hypersonic flight conditions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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