rocketry
pronunciation
How to pronounce rocketry in British English:
UK [ˈrɒkɪtri]
How to pronounce rocketry in American English:
US [ˈrɑkɪtri]
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- Noun:
- the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
Word Origin
- rocketry (n.)
- 1930, from rocket (n.2) + -ry.
Example
- 1. Murphy 's laws are especially applicable to rocketry !
- 2. They became a major subject of interestand the inspiration behind numerous films and booksfollowing the development of rocketry after world war ii .
- 3. Rocketry is a mature technology , and nasa has always relied on using contractors to build its rockets and spacecraft .
- 4. Beijing - qian xuesen , a brilliant rocket scientist who single-handedly led china 's space and military rocketry efforts after he was drummed out of the united states during the red baiting of the mccarthy era , died on saturday in beijing . He was 98 .
- 5. In china , mr. qian was celebrated as the father of chinese rocketry , the leader of the research that produced the nation 's first ballistic missiles , its first satellite and the silkworm anti-ship missile .