repulsor
re·puls·or
repulsor · repulsors
A device used to deflect or repel other objects, or for flight stabilityA device used to deflect or repel other objects, or for flight stability.
UK/ɹɪˈpʌls.ə/US/ɹɪˈpʌls.əɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesA device used to deflect or repel other objects, or for flight stability.
More definitions
- A repulsor is either one of two drives located in the gauntlets of Iron Man's armor; they have been referred to as being magnetic, a blast of charged particles, and as a force beam.
- a fictional anti-gravity device in the Star Wars Universe.
Origin
From repulse + -or.From repulse + -or.
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Forms
plural: repulsorsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a fictional anti-gravity device in the Star Wars Universe.:repulsorlift enginerepulsorlift