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ROCKETRY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rocketry" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)
Derivation:
rocket (propel with a rocket)