n. The theory and practice of navigation through the upper atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

Nautic

a. [ See Nautical. ] Nautical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautical

a. [ L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr. nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique. See Nave of a church. ] Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See Naval. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautical almanac. See under Almanac. --
Nautical distance, the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface. --
nautical mile. See under Mile. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautically

adv. In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

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aeronautical

(adj) of or pertaining to aeronautics, Syn. aeronautic

aeronautical engineer

(n) an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

aeronautical engineering

(n) the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft

aeronautical engineering

(n) the activity of designing and constructing aircraft

aeronautics

(n) the theory and practice of navigation through air or space, Syn. astronautics

astronautic

(adj) of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics, Syn. astronautical

national aeronautics and space administration

(n) an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight, Syn. NASA

nautical

(adj) relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen, Syn. maritime, marine, Example:nautical charts; maritime law; marine insurance

nautical chain

(n) a nautical unit of length (15 ft)

nautical linear unit

(n) a linear unit of distance used in navigation

nautical mile

(n) a former British unit of length equivalent to 6, 080 feet (1, 853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile, Syn. Admiralty mile, mi, mile, naut mi, geographical mile

nautical mile

(n) a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1, 852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude, Syn. mi, mile, air mile, international nautical mile, knot, naut mi

code flag

(n) one of an international code of flag signals used between ships, Syn. nautical signal flag

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马赫

[马赫 / 馬赫, Mǎ hè] Mach (name); Ernst Mach (1838-1916), German physicist; Mach (aeronautics), unit of speed based on speed of sound = 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr #16633

北京航空航天大学

[北京航空航天大学 / 北京航空航天大學, Běi jīng Háng kōng Háng tiān Dà xué] Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics #48077

浬

[浬, lǐ] nautical mile #83258

北京航空学院

[北京航空学院 / 北京航空學院, Běi jīng háng kōng xué yuàn] Beijing Aeronautical and Astronautical Institute; abbr. to 北航院, See Also: 北航院 #127960

马赫数

[马赫数 / 馬赫數, Mǎ hè shù] Mach number, multiples of speed of sound used as unit in aeronautics, with 1 Mach = 1224 km per hr #128697

古根罕喷喷气推进研究中心

[古根罕喷喷气推进研究中心 / 古根罕噴噴氣推進研究中心, Gǔ gēn hǎn pēn pèn qì tuī jìn yán jiū zhōng xīn] Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926); Guggenheim jet propulsion center (from 1943)

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