resistojet
resistojet · resistojets
A method of spacecraft propulsion that provides thrust by heating a fluid, using an…A method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid, using an electric resistance heater.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid, using an electric resistance heater.
(countable)A spacecraft that uses such method of propulsion.
Origin
From resist + -o- + jet.From resist + -o- + jet.
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Forms
plural: resistojetsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable