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Avionics

/eɪ.viˈɒn.ɪks/

The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.

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noun

1
The science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
2
The devices used in avionics.

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avsnoun	(ice hockey, informal) The Colorado Avalanche ice hockey team.
aviationnoun	The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
aerotechnicsnoun	aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aeronauticsnoun	The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works.
aerotechnologynoun	The technology behind airplanes and similar flying machines.
aerialismnoun	The acrobatic performance of an aerialist.
aerospace engineeringnoun	(engineering) The primary branch of engineering concerned with the research, design, development, construction, testing, science, and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.
avigationnoun	(dated, aviation) Aerial navigation.
aerostructurenoun	Any component or subsystem of the airframe of an aircraft
air navigationnoun	the science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course
autopilotnoun	(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
aeronavigationnoun	The navigation through air; aerial navigation.
aeromedicinenoun	Aviation or aerospace medicine.
auxiliary power unitnoun	(aviation) A generator in aircraft or other vehicles for providing electric power to various systems, such as lighting, especially when the main engines are not running.
astronauticsnoun	The science and technology of space flight.
air trafficnoun	(aviation) the movement of aircraft through the air, and into and out of airports.
aeronoun	(uncountable) Aerospace.
avturnoun	(aviation) Jet fuel (fuel used by aircraft turbine engines).
flight instrumentnoun	(aviation, usually in the plural) A device that measures and displays data concerning one or more aspects of the situation of an aircraft, such as its altitude, attitude, airspeed, etc.
aeronautismnoun	The practice of aeronautic travel.