different between dirigible vs aerostat

English

Etymology

From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d???d??b??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??.?.d??.b?l/

Noun

dirigible (plural dirigibles)

1. (aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

Hyponyms

• blimp
• nonrigid
• rigid
• semirigid
• Zeppelin

Translations

Adjective

dirigible (comparative more dirigible, superlative most dirigible)

1. steerable

Derived terms

• dirigibility
• indirigible

Translations

See also

• airship
• balloon
• barrage balloon
• blimp
• zeppelin, Zeppelin
• Wikipedia article on dirigibles

Spanish

Noun

dirigible m (plural dirigibles)

1. dirigible

English

Noun

aerostat (plural aerostats)

1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

Antonyms

• (lighter-than-air craft, with respect to its weight relationship with air): aerodyne

Related terms

• aerostatic

Translations

See also

• aerodyne
• airship

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.??r?.stat/

Noun

aerostat m inan

1. aerostat

Declension

Related terms

• aerostatyka
• aerostatyczny
• aerostatycznie

Further reading

• aerostat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French aérostat

Noun

aerostat n (plural aerostate)

1. aerostat

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

aerostat m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. aerostat