aerodynamic

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *dunamai Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai) Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)lbor. French dynamiqueder. English dynamic English aerodynamic From aero- + dynamic, after aerodynamics. Compare French aérodynamique and German aerodynamisch.

1. Of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics.

   “The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it.”

2. Having a shape that reduces drag when moving through the air.

   “aerodynamic plane”

   “aerodynamic vehicle”