aerothermodynamics

aerothermodynamics
/air'oh therr'moh duy nam"iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
aerodynamics dealing with conditions where there are significant heat exchanges in gases or significant thermal effects between gas and solid surfaces, as in very high-speed, generally supersonic flight.
[1940-45; AERO- + THERMODYNAMICS]

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