English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Etymology
From F. #French|aviation < L. avis (bird) < Proto-Indo-European *awi- (bird).

Noun
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aviation

1. The art or science of flying.

from aves (Latin) meaning birds

Translations
trans-top|art or science of flying
Albanian: t+|sq|aviacion|xs=Albanian
Dutch: t+|nl|luchtvaart|f
Finnish: t+|fi|ilmailu
French: t+|fr|aviation|f
German: t+|de|Luftfahrt|f
Greek: t|el|αε�ο�ο�ία|f|sc=Grek (aeroporía)
Hebrew: תע�פ� (te'ufa) f
trans-mid
Ido: aviaco
Novial: aviatione
Portuguese: aviação f
Russian: авиа�и� (aviátsija) f
Serbian: vazduhoplovstvo
Spanish: t-|es|aviación|f
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Derived terms
aviation accident
aviation incident

French

Etymology
Coined by G. de la Landelle. (from verb avier, from L. avis "bird" + -ation)

Noun
aviation

1. #Noun|aviation

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