Aero-Terms!

Designed to be a daily reminder of the terms, names, acronyms and explanations of the unique language that populates the aviation world, ANN Contributor Aleta "I'm Not Making An Asterisk Of Myself" Vinas will be selecting... and defining unique aeronautical terms each day from all tiers of the aviation world...

Aerospace, sport aviation, fixed wing, helo, you name it... it's all fair game and with a full year's selection already coming together, we can assure you that Aero-Terms should serve as a quick but intriguing reminder of the terms you may use every day or an introduction to an aspects of the Aero-World you may not yet be familiar with.

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Suggestions for future Aero-Terms are ALWAYS welcome, as are additions or discussion of the explanations given for each Aero-Term.

Anechoic

Designed to absorb sound or radiation. Used, among other things for testing electronic warfare devices. John Cage, a 20th century composer cited his experience in an anechoic chamber in the 1940s a room in which he expected to hear nothing, but heard instead the sound of his own blood and nervous system — as the inspiration for his famous "silent" composition. Wonder if that composition is used as a torture device?  

FMI: www.danshistory.com/glossary.shtml