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Meaning of "heavier-than-air" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heavier-Than-Air is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEAVIER-THAN-AIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heavier-than-air

Aircraft

An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. The human activity that surrounds aircraft is called aviation. Crewed aircraft are flown by an onboard pilot, but unmanned aerial vehicles may be remotely controlled or self-controlled by onboard computers. Aircraft may be classified by different criteria, such as lift type, propulsion, usage and others.

Definition of heavier-than-air in the English dictionary

The definition of heavier-than-air in the dictionary is having a density greater than that of air. Other definition of heavier-than-air is of or relating to an aircraft that does not depend on buoyancy for support but gains lift from aerodynamic forces.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

heavenliness
heavenly
heavenly body
Heavenly Father
heavens
heavenward
heavenwards
heaver
heaves
heavier
heavies
heaviest
heavily
heavily built
heaviness
Heaviside
Heaviside layer
heavy
heavy breather
heavy breathing

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
air
air-to-air
Blair
chair
Clair
fair
free-to-air
ground-to-air
hair
hot air
in the air
off-air
pair
plein-air
repair
sair
surface-to-air
up in the air

Synonyms and antonyms of heavier-than-air in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heavier-than-air» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVIER-THAN-AIR

Find out the translation of heavier-than-air to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heavier-than-air from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heavier-than-air» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重于空气
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más pesado que el aire
570 millions of speakers

English

heavier-than-air
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भारी से अधिक की हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أثقل من الهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжелее воздуха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais pesado que o ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুতর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus lourd que l´ air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih berat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwerer als Luft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重航空機の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공기보다 무거운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih abot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nặng hơn không khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daha ağır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

più pesante dell´aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cięższy od powietrza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

важчий за повітря
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai greu decât aerul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρύτερο από τον αέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaarder as lug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyngre än luft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tyngre enn luft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heavier-than-air

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVIER-THAN-AIR»

The term «heavier-than-air» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVIER-THAN-AIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heavier-than-air

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVIER-THAN-AIR»

Discover the use of heavier-than-air in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heavier-than-air and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
U.S. Army aircraft (heavier-than-air) 1908-1946
En detaljeret fortegnelse over den amerikanske hærs fly og helikoptere i perioden 1908-1946.
James Charles Fahey, 1946
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Confined Space Entry and Emergency Response
Some are heavier than air, moving down inside a confined space until they can go no lower. In an unconfined area, heavy gases may flow downhill and into basements, trenches, and other low-elevation areas. Table 3.3 provides examples.
D. Alan Veasey, Lisa Craft McCormick, Barbara M. Hilyer, 2005
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Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, ...
The third edition of a bestseller, Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders continues to provide the fundamentals of "street chemistry" required by emergency response personnel.
Robert Burke, 2013
4
A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of ...
B VAPOR DENSITY It is often necessary to know whether the vapors of a hazardous substance is heavier than air. For example, vapors of a flammable liquid, such as, diethyl ether are heavier than air and can present a “flashback” fire hazard.
Pradyot Patnaik, 2007
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Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History ...
Quiet people go out in the morning, and see air-fleets passing overhead— dripping death—dripping death!3 While Wells's account focused on airships, a new development in humanity's quest for flight had already arisen—the heavier- than-air ...
Justin D. Murphy, 2005
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The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet
A2D-1: A (Second Model) D-1; on up. Curtiss' fighters reached XF15C-1. Missile and airship symhols differ. BASIC TYPE SYMBOLS Fleavier-than-air (Fixed Wing ) V Heavier-than-air (Rotary Wing) H Pilotless Aircraft (Drones) K Guided ...
James C. Fahey, 1980
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Handbook of Compressed Gases
Carbon dioxide is much heavier than air and can accumulate in low areas replacing oxygen necessary to support life, as can sulfur hexafluoride, which is also much heavier than air. In addition, carbon dioxide in concentrations exceeding the ...
Compressed Gas Association, 1999
8
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
The dispersion of an anhydrous ammonia cloud depends on whether it is lighter or heavier than air. The following conclusions are reached. If an initial fraction of the ammonia released is in the form of suspended droplets, the cloud may ...
Sam Mannan, 2004
9
International Medical Guide for Ships: Including the Ship's ...
It is heavier than air and accumulates at the bottom of enclosed spaces. Signs and symptoms Breathlessness □ headache □ a feeling of warmth and sweatiness. □ What to do Remove the patient from the area of exposure: symptoms should ...
‎2007
10
Emergency Characterization of Unknown Materials
Heavier-than-air gases released from a fire will be hotter than the atmosphere and will rise until they cool, become heavier than air, and sink. They may dissipate downwind or accumulate in low areas. Figure 1.13 Illustration of a heated ...
Rick Houghton, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVIER-THAN-AIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heavier-than-air is used in the context of the following news items.
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Air Traffic Control, iTunes and the IoT: Curation Resolves Chaos
We've only had heavier-than-air flying machines for just over 100 years. Kind of amazing when you think about how far it has all come. But one ... «Re/code, Jul 15»
2
Airship by Anna Farwell
... began, the Worcester entrepreneur Wallace E. Tillinghast was reported claiming that he was working on a new "heavier-than-air" monoplane. «Sentinel & Enterprise, Jul 15»
3
David McCullough spills some secrets of 'The Wright Brothers'
The Wright brothers, who invented and flew an aircraft for the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, were ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
4
Portrait of the Week
In the year of his birth, the teddy bear was introduced and Orville Wright carried out the first powered, heavier-than-air flight. Named the world's ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
5
French pilot in tiny one-seater beats Airbus to first electric cross …
... Louis Bleriot's pioneering flight in 1909, when the French aviator became the first person to cross the Channel in a heavier-than-air machine. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
ION-JNC and the Nascent Paradigm
Take-off of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the world's first powered, sustained and controlled heavier-than-air flight on Dec. 17, 1903. Dayton also hosts ... «GPS World magazine, Jul 15»
7
Sakari Momoi, Oldest Man in the World, Dies at 112 in Japan
... years ago in February 1903 – the year the teddy bear was introduced and Orville Wright carried out the first powered, heavier-than-air flight. «Newsmax, Jul 15»
8
13 People Who Turned Failure Into Success
... the brothers changed the world on Dec 17, 1903 when they broke the bounds of gravity and flew a manned heavier-than-air machine. «Pulse, Jul 15»
9
World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies of kidney failure at the age of …
On the year of his birth, the teddy bear was introduced and Orville Wright carried out the first powered, heavier-than-air flight. Reuters. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Electric aircraft prepares to make landmark English Channel flight
Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer Airbus Group: “110 years after the dawn of heavier-than-air powered flight, a new transformation is coming to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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