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propulsion

noun
/pɹəˈpʌlʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

  1. derived from propello
  2. borrowed from propulsio

Definitions

  1. The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward

    The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

  2. That which propels.

    • However, nuclear propulsion provides a very high specific impulse and consistent, long duration energy source.
    • This propulsion provides an initial velocity for the vehicle in a short time span.
    • Solar-electric propulsion accelerates a spacecraft by means of a low-thrust ion jet.

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Derived

astronaut propulsion unit, gravitational propulsion, jet propulsion, nonpropulsion, overpropulsion, propulsionless, retropropulsion

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at propulsion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at propulsion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at propulsion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA