astronautics

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astronautics

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From French astronautique (“astronautics”) + English -ics. By surface analysis, astro- (“space”) + nautics (“navigation”).

noun

  1. uncountable Navigation through space.
  2. uncountable The science and technology of space flight.

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noun navigation through space

Españolastronáutica
हिन्दीअंतरिक्षयानिकी antrikṣayānikī
Portuguêsastronáutica
Românăastronautică
Русскийкосмона́втика kosmonávtika, астрона́втика astronávtika
العربيةمِلَاحَة فَضَائِيَّة milāḥa faḍāʔiyya

noun science and technology of spaceflight

Españolastronáutica
हिन्दीअंतरिक्षयानिकी antrikṣayānikī
Portuguêsastronáutica
DeutschRaumfahrt
Ελληνικάαστροναυτική astronaftikí
Русскийкосмона́втика kosmonávtika, астрона́втика astronávtika
العربيةمِلَاحَة الْفَضَاء milāḥat al-faḍāʔ

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@misc{astronautics_2026,
  title = {astronautics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astronautics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}