aerothermoelastic

adjective

aero·​ther·​mo·​elas·​tic ¦er-ō-ˌthər-mō-i-¦la-stik 

: aeroelastic

aerothermoelastic structural systems

aerothermoelasticity

¦er-ō-ˌthər-mō-i-ˌla-¦sti-sə-tē 

-ˌē-ˌla-

-¦sti-stē

noun

Several tools would help greatly in designing structural components, including codes for conceptual design that could rapidly determine maximum mechanical and thermal loads for a trajectory. … Dynamic loads and aerothermoelasticity should be included in these codes.

—John G. Davis, Jr. and Sidney C. Dixon, Aerospace America, July 1988

Word History

Etymology

aero- + thermoelastic

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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