aero

See also: aeró, aerò, äro, aero-, .aero, and aéro-

English

Adjective

aero (comparative more aero, superlative most aero)

  1. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.
    We've seen a lot of growth in the aero sector.
    • 1918, Illustrated World (volume 29, issue 3, page 406)
      According to aero experts these planes will be capable of carrying six passengers, five machine guns, a special rapid fire aerogun and about fifty bombs, and will be practically immune from injury due to attacks by the light battleplanes []
  2. Aerodynamic; having an aerodynamic appearance.
    It's a very aero design, with smooth lines.

Derived terms

Noun

aero (countable and uncountable, plural aeros)

  1. (slang, uncountable, motor racing) Aerodynamics.
    • 2009 February 12, Paul Gover, “Australian Grand Prix sleep-in suits Robert Kubica,”, in Herald Sun:
      "The biggest difference is aero, which is a really big cut."
  2. (informal, countable, dated) An airplane or airship.
  3. aerospace

Anagrams


Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin āēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈero/
  • Hyphenation: a‧e‧ro
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Audio:
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Noun

aero (accusative singular aeron, plural aeroj, accusative plural aerojn)

  1. air

Derived terms


Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto aero, from Latin āēr.

Noun

aero (plural aeri)

  1. air

Derived terms


Italian

Verb

aero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aerare

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἴρω (aírō).

Pronunciation

Noun

aerō m (genitive aerōnis); third declension

  1. a wicker basket, a hamper

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aerō aerōnēs
Genitive aerōnis aerōnum
Dative aerōnī aerōnibus
Accusative aerōnem aerōnēs
Ablative aerōne aerōnibus
Vocative aerō aerōnēs

References

  • aero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

aero

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of aerar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈeɾo/

Verb

aero

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of aerar.
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