Aerodonetics

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The branch of aeronautics concerned with the design and handling of aircraft in flight and the forces acting upon them
2. A technical field that studies how aircraft fly, including their stability, control, and the aerodynamic forces involved
3. The science dealing with the operation and flight behavior of aircraft through the air and the principles that govern it

Etymology: Aerodonetics is a technical coinage built from the combining form "aero-", from Greek "aēr" meaning "air", and a second element of Greek origin. Terms like this were made deliberately from classical building blocks to name new fields, so there are no ancient users to trace. The formation follows the same pattern as "aerodynamics" and "aeronautics", which also share the "aero-" element and were coined to name the study of flight. The term stays mostly in specialist writing, where it keeps its literal sense of the study of air and flight.