propulsor

English

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin prōpellō (“propel”) +‎ -or.

Noun

propulsor (plural propulsors)

1. (chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust. [from 20th c.]

Latin

Verb

prōpulsor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of prōpulsō

References

• “propulsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propulsor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoʁ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoʁ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoɾ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoʁ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoɻ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pulˈsoɾ/ [pɾu.puɫˈsoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pulˈsoɾ/ [pɾu.puɫˈsoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.pulˈso.ɾi/ [pɾu.puɫˈso.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pro‧pul‧sor

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French propulseur.

Noun

propulsor n (plural propulsoare)

1. propeller

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	propulsor	propulsorul		propulsore	propulsorele
genitive-dative	propulsor	propulsorului		propulsore	propulsorelor
vocative	propulsorule			propulsorelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾopulˈsoɾ/ [pɾo.pulˈsoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧pul‧sor

Adjective

propulsor (feminine propulsora, masculine plural propulsores, feminine plural propulsoras)

1. propulsive

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

1. propulsion
2. propellant
3. propeller
4. thruster

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores, feminine propulsora, feminine plural propulsoras)

1. promoter
2. champion

Related terms

• propulsa
• propulsar

Further reading

• “propulsor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10