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Bussard ramjet

noun

Etymology

From Bussard + ramjet, after Robert W. Bussard.

  1. derived from Γαγάτης
  2. derived from gagātēs
  3. derived from jayet
  4. inherited from get
  5. compounded as ramjet — “ram + jet”
  6. compounded as bussard ramjet — “Bussard + ramjet”

Definitions

  1. A fusion rocket that gathers fuel from the interstellar medium through attraction via a…

    A fusion rocket that gathers fuel from the interstellar medium through attraction via a magnetic field, akin to a regular ramjet.

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