AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aeronautical engineering mean? 

• AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (noun)
  The noun AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING has 2 senses:

1. the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

2. the activity of designing and constructing aircraft

  Familiarity information: AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aeronautical engineering" is a kind of...):

applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The activity of designing and constructing aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("aeronautical engineering" is a kind of...):

technology (the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment)