aviation

Borrowed from French aviation, derived from Latin avis (“bird”).^[1] By surface analysis, avi- +‎ -ation.

• enPR: ā′vē-ā′shən, ăv′ē-^[1]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/, /ˌav.iː-/, (older) /ˌæv.iː-/

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• (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^[1]

aviation (usually uncountable, plural aviations)

2. The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
3. Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.

   The history of aviation is full of daring pioneers.

   He works in the aviation industry as a pilot.

   Military aviation played a crucial role in the war.

4. Industry that produces aircraft.
5. (collectively, military) Aircraft.
6. A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice.

• “aviation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Coined by French journalist Guillaume Joseph Gabriel La Landelle in 1863 together with aviateur; from Latin avis (“bird”) +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /a.vja.sjɔ̃/

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• Hyphenation: a‧via‧tion

aviation f (plural aviations)

2. aviation (art or science of flying)

• → Bulgarian: авиа́ция (aviácija)
• → Catalan: aviació
• → Italian: aviazione
• → Russian: авиа́ция (aviácija) (see there for further descendants)
• → Spanish: aviación
  • → Tagalog: abyasyon
• → Ukrainian: авіа́ція (aviácija)

• “aviation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.