aerostatic
1 of 2adjective (1)
aero·stat·ic
¦er-ə-¦sta-tik
variants or less commonly aerostatical
¦er-ə-¦sta-ti-kəl
: of or relating to aerostatics : pneumatic
aerostatic
2 of 2adjective (2)
aero·stat·ic
¦er-ə-¦sta-tik
variants or less commonly aerostatical
¦er-ə-¦sta-ti-kəl
: of or relating to aerial navigation
Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
aerostatic borrowed from New Latin aërostaticus, from aëro- aero- + -staticus (in hydrostaticus hydrostatic); aerostatical from aerostatic + -al entry 1
Adjective (2)
aerostatic borrowed from French aérostatique aerostatic entry 1, taken as a derivative of aérostat aerostat; aerostatical from aerostatic + -al entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
1654, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (2)
1783, in the meaning defined above