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Aeronaut


Definition:

  • (n.) An aerial navigator; a balloonist.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Twenty-one subjects flew aboard a KC-135 aircraft operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) which performed parabolic maneuvers resulting in periods of 0-g, 1-g, and 1.8-g. Each subject flew once with a tablet containing scopolamine and once with a placebo in a random order, crossover design.
  • (2) Multispectral techniques originally developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for satellite image analysis were used in sequence selection, image data correction, image standardization, and image interpretation.
  • (3) The second "aggregation of red cells" experiment that was performed on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space-shuttle Discovery's flight STS 26 confirms the results that were obtained in 1985; however, some new features have come to light, in particular, the observation of a clot or thrombus which, so far, remains unexplained.
  • (4) But it is equally notable that this was the first instance in the age of powered flight where there was an active collaboration between the scientists and engineers, a rather curious circumstance in view of the fact that the achievement of altitude record-setting balloon flights in the nineteenth century had owed a great deal to an interconnection of aeronauts and scientists' laboratories.
  • (5) Minimal changes were found on the Farnsworth D-15 test, aeronautical chart color identification task, visual acuity, phoria, and stereoscopic depth perception.
  • (6) They are: 1. medical evaluation of iarcrews; 2. aeronautical innovations which tailor the machine to the man; 3. imporvement of precision navigational air traffic control and flight procedures; 4. standardization of flight training and flight procedures.
  • (7) Because the data base on loss of RCM is insufficient for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's space medical responsibilities, the Life Sciences Research Office ad hoc Working Group on Space Anemia suggested research approaches ranging form fundamental topics such as utilization of erythropoietin and oxygen in target organs and cell-cell interactions, through possible splenic and vascular dysfunctions, metabolic disturbances, and inhibitors of erythropoiesis, to methodology and models.
  • (8) We investigated the cardiotoxic effects of 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2- Trifluoroethane (fluorocarbon 113 or FC113) exposures among healthy workers cleaning rocket and ground support equipment for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) programs.
  • (9) Statistics regarding ranks, age groups, and aeronautical ratings are presented.
  • (10) They believe men like Lionel McIver, 23, who works in Inverness for the wave energy firm Wavegen, with his aeronautical engineering degree, would flock home if Lewis became a centre for renewable energy.
  • (11) Unlike the supremely adapted swallow aeronauts that skimmed the grass in the pastures and would shortly be migrating, the redstart merely flitted between perches on broad wings that seem better suited to following the erratic flight of an insect than to long-distance travel.
  • (12) The new drone contract is with the California-based drone company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and is intended to develop better imaging and also improve data links for the Protector.
  • (13) Smart students get sponsored Facebook Twitter Pinterest Budding aeronautical engineers get sponsored degrees With the cost of going to university a big concern, applicants should explore their options for sponsored degrees.
  • (14) This study determined the ability of 12 presbyopic subjects to read numerals from aeronautical approach procedure charts.
  • (15) Booz Allen has also admitted to overbilling the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) "employees at higher job categories than would have been justified by their experience, inflating their monthly hours and submitting excessive billing at their off-site rate."
  • (16) The recorders, now nearly 60 years old, were originally invented by Australian aeronautical scientist Dr David Warren .
  • (17) Lastly, mention is made of technical products required by the aeronautical regulations, the dangers associated with them, and the preventive measures required.
  • (18) To elucidate the effect of normal gravitation on the shape of the maximum expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve, we studied nine normal subjects in a National Aeronautics and Space Administration microgravity research aircraft.
  • (19) An alarm algorithm was developed to monitor the ventilator on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration space station.
  • (20) Alexis was studying for an aeronautics degree via online classes at Embry-Riddle aeronautical university, the Associated Press reported.

Flier


Definition:

  • (v.) One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive.
  • (v.) A fly. See Fly, n., 9, and 13 (b).
  • (n.) See Flyer, n., 5.
  • (n.) See Flyer, n., 4.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As night fell, one teenager, Alex, who had slipped out of an independent school (she refused to say which one) was heading home, pausing only grab a flier advertising a "Snow Rave" for 16-18-year-olds.
  • (2) In 27% of the households, someone recalled receiving the flier.
  • (3) "I'm making that recommendation because I think those career average schemes are fairer to the broad majority of people who work in public services whose careers are not marked by sudden salary spikes like the high fliers.
  • (4) Work experience has changed from something that was seen as nice to have on a CV to something that’s become a necessity,” said Martin Birchall, managing director of High Fliers Research , which undertook the survey.
  • (5) I was an only child and I grew up among adults who were all quite high-fliers - famous actors and poets and playwrights - and so I never really felt I knew how to fit in.
  • (6) Yet the Tory attack dogs behind the election flier believe things are changing here, and elsewhere, and they are not waiting for Ukip to prove them right.
  • (7) Operation KKK (@Operation_KKK) All will be revealed next month around the one year anniversary of #OpKKK October 22, 2015 In November 2014, a local Missouri chapter of the KKK distributed fliers threatening violence against activists.
  • (8) There is a subset of fliers with "office hypertension" who may be on medication needlessly.
  • (9) A significant number of fliers are in a high or extremely high risk category for the development of CAD based on NIH criteria.
  • (10) And it’s not just people the cable car carries: sheep and cattle are frequent fliers, too.
  • (11) With this method 2 young fliers were freed of calculi and allowed to resume their chosen career.
  • (12) Hester admitted RBS was having to offer guaranteed bonuses to retain staff – and also to attract new high-fliers.
  • (13) by D. D. Bond, and "Notes on Men and Groups Under Stress of Combat," by D. G. Wright (a single volume, 1945); "Personality Disturbances in Combat Fliers," by N. A.
  • (14) The fliers showed higher superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and glutathione concentration than crawlers, whereas, the amount of inorganic peroxides (H2O2) and TBA-reactants was higher in the crawlers than in fliers.
  • (15) "They [final salary schemes] are fundamentally unfair – fundamentally unfair to the vast majority who work in the public sector, and can lead to high-fliers getting almost twice as much back in pensions than those on more modest earnings for the same amount of pension contributions.
  • (16) Females receiving their food by flight only ("forced fliers") show a shorter mean life span (which is more pronounced in virgin flies).
  • (17) We studied the evolving characteristics, as well as the qualification criteria, applied to 261 fliers with incomplete right bundle branch block (IRBBB), detected in a presumable healthy population of 7,685 males engaged in civilian flying activities (prevalence 3.4%).
  • (18) Jiban Ghimire, owner of Shangri-La Nepal, lost four of his team with one still missing, some of them working for an NBC crew filming the attempt by wing-suit flier Joby Ogwyn to base jump from the top of the mountain.
  • (19) The flier group reflected lower scores than the non-fliers.
  • (20) On this measure, Michael O'Leary is the green flier and Branson is the polluter.

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