Home › Words › A › aerobrakeaerobrakeaerobrake means A mechanism for aerobraking.EtymologyFrom aero- + brake.nounA mechanism for aerobraking.verbTo perform aerobraking.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aerobraking 77% match — The use of atmospheric drag to reduce the velocity of a spacecraft, especially so as to establish a stable orbit and to reduce fuel consumption. vs aerobrake →aeroassisting 74% match — Synonym of aerobraking. vs aerobrake →autobraking 66% match — automatic braking vs aerobrake →aerocapture 65% match — A form of aerobraking in which a spacecraft uses atmospheric drag to decelerate from a hyperbolic trajectory into a closed orbit, eliminating the need for a large orbital-insertion burn and requiring only small correction burns to raise the spacecraft's periapsis out of the atmosphere. vs aerobrake →airbrake 63% match — A brake (slowing device) that is operated pneumatically (by air pressure). vs aerobrake →autobrake 60% match — A system that automatically applies an aircraft's hydraulic wheel brakes upon touchdown during landing, or when the throttle is reduced to idle during a rejected takeoff. vs aerobrake →parabrake 60% match — Synonym of drag parachute. vs aerobrake →brake 58% match — A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. vs aerobrake →