propulsion
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See also: propulsión
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
propulsion (countable and uncountable, plural propulsions)
- The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
- That which propels.
- 1995, Joyce A. Hayes, Benjamin E. Goldberg, David M. Anderson, “Environmental Benefits of Chemical Propulsion”, in Ann F. Whitaker, editor, Aerospace Environmental Technology Conference, page 59:
- However, nuclear propulsion provides a very high specific impulse and consistent, long duration energy source.
- 2013, Yung-Kang (Derby) Sun, Non-Propellant Propulsion for Space Flight, page 20:
- This propulsion provides an initial velocity for the vehicle in a short time span.
- 2015, Peter Jedicke, Extreme Science: The Highway of Light and Other Man-Made Wonders, Scientific American:
- Solar-electric propulsion accelerates a spacecraft by means of a low-thrust ion jet.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
the action of driving or pushing
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References[edit]
- “propulsion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- propulsion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsiōnem, from Latin propulsus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
propulsion f (plural propulsions)
- propulsion [from 1640]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “propulsion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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