aeroelastic

aeroelastic
aeroelasticity /air'oh i la stis"i tee, -ee'la-/, n.
/air'oh i las"tik/, adj. Aeron. (of an airframe)
1. of, pertaining to, or resulting from aerodynamic forces: tests to determine the aeroelastic stress on a building.
2. deformable by aerodynamic forces.
[1930-35; AERO- + ELASTIC]

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