Aëroscope
(A"ër*o*scope) n. [Aëro- + Gr. to look out.] (Biol.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores,
germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.
Aëroscopy
(A`ër*os"co*py) n. [Aëro- + Gr. a looking out; to spy out.] The observation of the state and
variations of the atmosphere.
Ærose
(Æ*rose")
a. [L. aerosus, fr. aes, aeris, brass, copper.] Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy.
[R.]
Aërosiderite
(A`ër*o*sid"er*ite) n. [Aëro- + siderite.] (Meteor.) A mass of meteoric iron.
Aërosphere
(A"ër*o*sphere) n. [Aëro- + sphere: cf. F. aérosphère.] The atmosphere. [R.]
Aërostat
(A"ër*o*stat) n. [F. aérostat, fr. Gr. air + placed. See Statics.]
1. A balloon.
2. A balloonist; an aëronaut.
Aërostatic
(A`ër*o*stat"ic A`ër*o*stat"ic*al) a. [Aëro- + Gr. : cf. F. aérostatique. See Statical, Statics.]
1. Of or pertaining to aërostatics; pneumatic.
2. Aëronautic; as, an aërostatic voyage.
Aërostatics
(A`ër*o*stat"ics) n. The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies
sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.
Aërostation
(A`ër*os*ta"tion) n. [Cf. F. aérostation the art of using aërostats.]
1. Aërial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
2. The science of weighing air; aërostatics. [Obs.]
