naus-, nau-, naut-, -naut, -nautical, -nautics
(Greek: ship; sailor; navigation)
ad nauseam
1. To a sickening or disgusting degree.
2. To a disgusting or ridiculous degree; to the point of nausea.
aeronausiphobia
An intensive fear of airplanes or the fear of vomiting due to airsickness.
People who fear vomiting, or seeing others vomit, may also be anxious about being airsick themselves or of seeing others afflicted with the resultant vomiting.
aeronaut
1. The pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
2. A traveler in an airship.
3. A pilot or navigator of a lighter-than-air craft; such as, a balloon.
4. Literally, an "air sailor".
aeronautics
1. The design, operation, and construction of aircraft.
2. The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.
3. The science or art of flight through the atmosphere.
aeronautism
The practice of ascending and floating in the atmosphere; such as, in balloons.
aquanaut
1. Somebody with training and equipment to spend long periods working or swimming underwater.
2. An undersea explorer; especially, one who skin-dives from or lives for an extended period of time in a submerged dwelling.
Argonaut
1. Classical myth; a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece; so, "sailors of the Argo".
2. A person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; an adventurer.
Argonautic
Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
astronaut
1. Someone who is trained to travel and perform tasks in space; literally, a "star sailor".
2. A person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise participate as a crew member of a spacecraft.
astronautical
A reference to astronauts or the science and technology of astronautics or space flight.
astronautics
The science and technology of space flight.
bioastronautic
A reference to the study of biological, behavioral, and medical problems related to astronautics.
bioastronautics
1. The study of the effects of space travel and space habitation on living organisms.
2. The study of biological, behavioral, and medical problems related to astronautics.
cosmonaut
A Russian or Soviet astronaut; a "sailor of the universe".
cosmonautic
A reference to a Russian or Soviet astronaut or the activity of such.
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