ion engine
ion engine · ion engines
A type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the…A type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the exhaust to provide motive force
Meaning
1 sensesA type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the exhaust to provide motive force
a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field
Forms
plural: ion engines| Singular | ion engine |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsion rocketion thruster
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednuclear-electric rocket