- heavier-than-air
- adjective Date: 1903 of greater weight than the air displaced
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heavier-than-air — adjective a) Weighing more than the volume of air which it displaces. And folks laughed at Santos Dumont, at the Wrights, and at all the other fellows, who said they could take a heavier than air machine, and skim above the clouds like a bird. b) … Wiktionary
Heavier Than Air - Rarest Eggs — Infobox Album | Name = Heavier Than Air Rarest Eggs Type = Live album Artist = Budgie Released = 1998 Recorded = 1972 1981 Genre = Hard rock Length = Label = Griffin Producer = Budgie Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
heavier-than-air — adjective relating to an aircraft heavier than the air it displaces • Similar to: ↑heavy • Topics: ↑aircraft … Useful english dictionary
heavier-than-air — heav′i•er than air′ adj. aer. (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
heavier-than-air — /hev ee euhr dheuhn air /, adj. (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air that it displaces, hence having to obtain lift by aerodynamic means. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
heavier-than-air — /ˌhɛviə ðən ˈɛə/ (say .heveeuh dhuhn air) adjective 1. of greater specific gravity than the air, as aeroplanes. 2. of or relating to such aircraft …
heavier-than-air — adjective (of an aircraft) weighing more than the air it displaces … English new terms dictionary
heavier-than-air aircraft — Aircraft supported in the atmosphere by lift derived from aerodynamic forces … Aviation dictionary
heavier-than-air craft — noun a non buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it • Hypernyms: ↑aircraft • Hyponyms: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane, ↑autogiro, ↑autogyro, ↑gyroplane, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lighter than air — Some gases are buoyant in air because they have densities lower than that of air (about 1.2 kg/m3, 1.2 g/l). Lighter than air gases are used to fill craft called aerostats, which include free balloons, moored balloons, and airships, to make the… … Wikipedia
