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Definitions for propulsion
prəˈpʌl ʃənpropul·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
propulsionnoun
a propelling force
propulsion, actuationnoun
the act of propelling
Wiktionary
propulsionnoun
Force causing movement.
Etymology: From propulsio, from past participle of propello
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Propulsionnoun
The act of driving forward.
Etymology: propulsus, Lat.
Joy worketh by propulsion of the moisture of the brain, when the spirits dilate and occupy more room. Francis Bacon.
The evanescent solid and fluid will scarce differ, and the extremities of those small canals will by propulsion be carried off with the fluid continually. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
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propulsion
Propulsion refers to the action or process of pushing, driving, or moving something forward, usually a vehicle or an aircraft, by using a force. This may involve different types of engines or motors that work on various scientific principles.
Webster Dictionary
Propulsionnoun
the act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion
Propulsionnoun
an impelling act or movement
Etymology: [Cf. F. propulsion. See Propel.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Propulsion
prō-pul′shun, n. act of propelling: a driving forward.—adjs. Propul′sive, Propul′sory, tending or having power to propel. [Low L. propulsio—L. propellĕre, propulsum, to push forward.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of propulsion in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of propulsion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of propulsion in a Sentence
Regrettably, he suffered a mechanical problem with his main propulsion system, which left him in the path of the storm, we do not know when his engine problems began to occur, nor the reasons for his engine problems.
General Motors boss Mary Barra:
When you look at the work that we are doing to put connectivity in the vehicles ... looking at the forward looking technologies that you need in a vehicle, also all the propulsion technologies ... that is our focus, delivering the best return to our shareholders, we have the scale necessary to accomplish that.
You don't need this ship for conventional missile tests, you need it when you recover a nuclear propulsion unit from the sea floor.
Jon pointed out that JPL's Horizons system showed that the DSCOVR spacecraft's trajectory did not go particularly close to the moon. It would be a little strange if the second stage went right past the moon, while DSCOVR was in another part of the sky. There's always some separation, but this was suspiciously large, analysis led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies indicates the object expected to impact the far side of the Moon March 4 is likely the Chinese Chang' e 5-T1 booster launched in 2014.
With mobility companies looking to the sky for the answer to the challenges of urban transport and congestion, our work on advanced tire architectures and materials led us to imagine a wheel that could serve both as a traditional tire on the road and as a propulsion system in the sky.
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- دفعArabic
- AntriebGerman
- propulsoEsperanto
- propulsiónSpanish
- propulsio, työntövoimaFinnish
- propulsionFrench
- sparradhScottish Gaelic
- meghajtásHungarian
- propulsioneItalian
- 推力Japanese
- PropulsionLatin
- fremdriftNorwegian
- propulsãoPortuguese
- propulsare, propulsieRomanian
- пропульсия, движущая силаRussian
- ڌُوڪَSindhi
- உந்துவிசைTamil
- ప్రొపల్షన్Telugu
- sự đẩy tớiVietnamese
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