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In technical and marketing language, a property that points to aerodynamics. It means that something is designed to have as little air resistance as possible.
Das neue Rennrad hat einen besonders leichten und aero geformten Rahmen.
The new racing bike has a particularly light and aero-shaped frame.
The word 'aero' comes from the ancient Greek word 'aer', which means 'air'. It is the short form of 'aerodynamisch' (aerodynamic) and serves as the basis for many words that have to do with air or aviation, such as 'Aerodynamik' (aerodynamics).
Die Aerodynamik spielt bei schnellen Fahrzeugen eine große Rolle.
Aerodynamics plays a major role in fast vehicles.
'Aero' is a term that mainly occurs in technical and marketing language. You often find it in advertising for sporting goods (e.g., racing bikes, helmets) or cars to emphasize a streamlined design.
Der neue Helm ist nicht nur sicher, sondern auch besonders aero.
The new helmet is not only safe, but also especially aero.
Unlike many other adjectives, 'aero' is rarely used in an inflected form before a noun. Instead, it often appears as part of a compound (e.g., der Aero-Lenker, the aero handlebar) or on its own as a predicative adjective (e.g., Das Fahrrad ist sehr aero, the bicycle is very aero).
Er kaufte sich spezielle Aero-Laufräder für sein Rennrad.
He bought special aero wheels for his racing bike.