AEROSPACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerospace mean? 

• AEROSPACE (noun)
  The noun AEROSPACE has 1 sense:

1. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

  Familiarity information: AEROSPACE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROSPACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("aerospace" is a kind of...):

part; region (the extended spatial location of something)

Meronyms (parts of "aerospace"):

outer space; space (any location outside the Earth's atmosphere)

Holonyms ("aerospace" is a part of...):

infinite; space (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located)

 Context examples 

Beryllium compounds are used in the electronics, automotive, aerospace, defense and nuclear industries.

(Beryllium Compound, NCI Thesaurus)

This mineral is primarily used to produce beryllium metal and beryllium compounds for use in high-technology applications in the nuclear, electronics, defense, aerospace and ceramics industry.

(Beryl Ore, NCI Thesaurus)

It could also lead to the creation of more durable, lightweight materials for the aerospace industry.

(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)

All of those things are valuable, in terms of this technology's utility in biomedical or aerospace applications, says Joe Tracy, a professor of materials science and engineering at NC State.

(Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots, National Science Foundation)

It is used in high-technology ceramics, electronic heat sinks, electrical insulators, high-power devices, high-density electrical circuits, microwaves, X-ray windows, nuclear reactor fuels and for various aerospace and military applications.

(Beryllium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Acrylonitrile is widely used in industry to produce rubber, resins, plastics, elastomers and synthetic fibers and to manufacture carbon fibers used in aircraft, defense and aerospace industries.

(Acrylonitrile, NCI Thesaurus)