propulsion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Mechanical, Transport, Physics

pro·pul·sion /prəˈpʌlʃən/ noun [uncountable] technical TEMTTthe force that drives a vehicle forward 〔车辆等的〕推进力 → propelrocket/wind/nuclear/jet propulsion 火箭/风/核能/喷气推进力 research into liquid hydrogen as a means of propulsion 对液态氢作为一种动力方式进行的研究 —propulsive /-sɪv/ adjective

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propulsion• But power for activities in the belt and for propulsion of spacecraft is harder to find.• jet propulsion• Their swim fins are extra long to provide maximum propulsion and minimum strain.• The pods themselves were quite complex, but essentially they were multi-skinned torpedoes equipped with minimal propulsion and life-support systems.• This kind of propulsion system is called a solar thermal rocket.• First and most radical, a new means of propulsion other than the internal combustion engine might be considered.• Their fins and tail are freed for guidance and rapid propulsion.• As with the service propulsion system, the propellants were force-fed to the engine by pressurized helium from a storage tank.• The most significant of these may be the use of helium-3 in spacecraft propulsion, in a fusion rocket.means of propulsion• The eclipse of electricity as a means of propulsion has been one of the more curious facets of the evolution of transport.• The virus has no independent means of propulsion and can not control its own motion.• First and most radical, a new means of propulsion other than the internal combustion engine might be considered.Origin propulsion (1600-1700) Latin propulsus, past participle of propellere; → PROPEL