- aerostatics
[aerostatics 词源字典]
- "With singular concord. The branch of physics that deals with the equilibrium properties of air and (now historical ) with the behaviour of objects suspended in it", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Martyn (1735–1825), botanist. From aerostatic: see -ic. Compare French aérostatique. Compare aerostation and earlier aerostatica.[aerostatics etymology, aerostatics origin, 英语词源]