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Aeronautics Pronunciation
Aeronautics is pronounced e-ruh-NAW-tiks, IPA /ˌɛrəˈnɔtɪks/.
e-ruh-NAW-tiks
US /ˌɛrəˈnɔtɪks/ · UK /ˌeərəʊˈnɔːtɪks/
Syllables: e · ruh · NAW · tiks (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The study and practice of designing and flying aircraft.
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Aeronautics in a Sentence
- He studied aeronautics before joining the airline.
- The museum has a whole wing on early aeronautics.
- Aeronautics and astronautics are taught together here.
Common Mispronunciations of Aeronautics
Not ay-roh-NAW-tiks
The ae at the front is a single e sound, the e of air, rather than two vowels in a row.
Not E-ruh-naw-tiks
Land hard on NAW, the third of four syllables.
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