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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
