aviation
noun
Simple meaning
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
eɪviˈeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
collectivelymilitary
Aircraft.
Industry that produces aircraft.
A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
Used this way, aviation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in science contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Science
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use aviation
- “He dreams of a career in aviation, flying airplanes around the world.”noun
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