astronautics

Questions about astronautics

What does astronautics mean?

astronautics means "the theory and practice of navigation through air or space".

How many syllables are in astronautics?

astronautics has 4 syllables: as-tro-nau-tics. The stress falls on "nau". In IPA it is /ˌæstɹəˈnɑtɪks/.

What is another word for astronautics?

Close synonyms include aeronautics. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is astronautics a common word?

astronautics is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.