propulsive
Of or pertaining to propulsionOf or pertaining to propulsion
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to propulsion
(not comparable)Serving to propel
having the power to propel
Origin
Formed from Latin prōpulsus with the suffix -ive.Formed from Latin prōpulsus with the suffix -ive.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- tending to or capable of propelling:propellantpropellentpropelling
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.