propulsion
The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onwardThe process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
» Rotating machines are essential in subsonic aeronautical propulsion.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
Antrieb
дви́жущая си́лаdvížuščaja síla, пропу́льсияpropúlʹsija
a propelling force
(countable, uncountable)That which propels.
Examples
7 sentencesRotating machines are essential in subsonic aeronautical propulsion.
To overcome drag, airplanes use a propulsion system to generate a force called thrust.
The nautilus is a mollusk that uses jet propulsion to roam the ocean deep.
In-space electric propulsion can reduce the amount of fuel, or propellant, needed by up to 90% compared to chemical propulsion systems.
This is the first time solar propulsion has been successfully demonstrated in Earth's orbit.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin prBorrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).
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Forms
plural: propulsions| Singular | propulsion |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the act of propelling:actuation
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable