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Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight and air. In British English, it is used as an adjective related to flight (e.g., as a shortened substitute for aeroplane ). Aero , Ærø , or Aeros may refer to:
The word comes via Latin from Greek and is cognate with apse. [20] For elliptic orbits about a larger body, there are two apsides, named with the prefixes peri-(from περί (peri) 'near') and ap-/apo-(from ἀπ(ό) (ap(ó)) 'away from') added to a reference to the body being orbited.
(as a prefix:) restricted airspace: RA radio altitude or radar altimeter: RA resolution advisory In the context of TCAS: RAAS Runway Awareness and Advisory System: RAAS remote airport advisory service Rad Alt Radio Altitude Radar: RAdio Detection And Ranging RAI Radio altimeter indicator RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes. These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O; Greek and Latin roots from P to Z. Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are listed in the List of medical roots, suffixes and ...
British mandatory allocation. Following the end of the British Mandate, the successor state of Israel was allocated the prefix 4X. Panama: R [28] [b] 1929 1943 RX RX [28] 1943 1952 HP Peru: OA [28] 1929 1950 OB Philippines: PI [28] 1941 1975 RP Rhodesia: VP-Y [28] 1929 1964 7Q, 9J British colonial allocation VP-W [28] 1971 Z British colonial ...
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry)
This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for aero-engines and aircraft equipment in the Russian Federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.