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atmospheric control (s) (noun), atmospheric controls (pl)
A device or system designed to operate movable aerodynamic control surfaces to direct a guided missile in an atmosphere dense enough for such controls to be effective and the control provided by such devices: Judy read about atmospheric controls being able to conduct the direction of a projectile in an atmosphere thick enough for controlling instruments to be efficient.
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