aviation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aviation, derived from Latin avis (“bird”). By surface analysis, avi- +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === enPR: ā′vē-ā′shən, ăv′ē- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌav.iː-/, (older) /ˌæv.iː-/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌæv.i-/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌæɪ̯.viːˈæɪ̯.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæv.iː-/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛv.iː-/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌe.viˈe.ʃən/, /ˌav.i-/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌeː.viːˈeː.ʃon/, /ˌav.iː-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: a‧vi‧a‧tion === Noun === aviation (usually uncountable, plural aviations) The art or science of making and flying aircraft. Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft. Industry that produces aircraft. (collectively, military) Aircraft. A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “aviation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Coined by French journalist Guillaume Joseph Gabriel La Landelle in 1863 together with aviateur; from Latin avis (“bird”) +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vja.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: a‧via‧tion === Noun === aviation f (plural aviations) aviation (art or science of flying) ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: авиа́ция (aviácija) → Catalan: aviació → Italian: aviazione → Russian: авиа́ция (aviácija) (see there for further descendants) → Spanish: aviación→ Tagalog: abyasyon → Ukrainian: авіа́ція (aviácija) === Further reading === “aviation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012