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One versed in aërology.

That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere.

Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather.

A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of aëronautics.

Of or pert. to aëromechanics.

The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriform fluid, including aërodynamics and aërostatics.

An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.

Of or pertaining to aërometry; as, aërometric investigations.

The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

A dirigible balloon.

An aërial navigator; a balloonist.

Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing.

The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.

A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine.

Dread of a current of air.

An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.

A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.

A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

One who flies in an aëroplane.

An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.