WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
aer•o•dy•nam•ic /ˌɛroʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- [before a noun] of or relating to the study of the motion of air and other gases: aerodynamic principles.
- able to flow smoothly and easily through air:an aerodynamic design.
aer•o•dy•nam•ics /ˌɛroʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mechanics, Physics the study of the motion of air and other gases and of the effects of such motion on objects moving through air:[uncountable* used with a singular verb]He had a course in aerodynamics. Aerodynamics is important in aircraft design.
- the effects caused by an object in motion through air:[plural* used with a plural verb]How good are the aerodynamics of that car?
aer•o•dy•nam•ics
(âr′ō dī nam′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
aer′o•dy•nam′ic, aer′o•dy•nam′i•cal, adj.
aer′o•dy•nam′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Mechanics, Physicsthe branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air and other gases and with the effects of such motion on bodies in the medium. Cf. aerostatics (def. 1).
- aero- + dynamics 1830–40
aer′o•dy•nam′i•cal•ly, adv.
'aerodynamic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Eiffel
- ablation
- aerodynamic braking
- aerodynamic trajectory
- aerodynamic wave drag
- aerodynamicist
- aerodyne
- aeroelastic
- aircraft
- buffet
- corridor
- damper
- drag
- flutter
- fly
- heavier-than-air
- interference
- interference drag
- lift
- servocontrol
- skin friction drag
- spoiler
- swing-wing
- wave drag
- wind tunnel