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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reaction-propulsion engine, reaction enginenoun

    a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream

Wiktionary

  1. reaction enginenoun

    Any engine that generates thrust by expelling matter, especially hot gases produced by igniting a fuel; either a rocket engine or several types of jet engine.

Wikipedia

  1. Reaction engine

    A reaction engine is an engine or motor that produces thrust by expelling reaction mass, in accordance with Newton's third law of motion. This law of motion is commonly paraphrased as: "For every action force there is an equal, but opposite, reaction force." Examples include jet engines, rocket engines, pump-jets, and more uncommon variations such as Hall effect thrusters, ion drives, mass drivers, and nuclear pulse propulsion.

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  1. reaction engine

    A reaction engine is a type of engine that generates thrust by expelling part of its mass in the opposite direction in accordance with Newton's third law of motion: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This includes jet engines, rocket engines, and even propellers, which push air or water backwards to move forwards.

Wikidata

  1. Reaction engine

    A reaction engine is an engine or motor which provides propulsion by expelling reaction mass, in accordance with Newton's third law of motion. This law of motion is most commonly paraphrased as: "For every action force there is an equal, but opposite, reaction force". Examples include both jet engines and rocket engines, and more uncommon variations such as Hall effect thrusters, ion drives, mass drivers and nuclear pulse propulsion.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of reaction engine in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of reaction engine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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