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repulsor beam

noun

Etymology

From repulse + -or and beam, a beam that repulses.

  1. borrowed from repulsus
  2. suffixed as repulsor beam — “repulse + or”

Definitions

  1. A device that emits an energy beam capable of pushing away other objects.

    • Installed at the center of mass and set to repulsor-beam, this one would be able to move the entire planetoid from its orbit.
    • Hooked my model tractor beam into ship's power. Now it's a repulsor beam too. Want in?
    • I always wondered how cloud city in ESB stay afloat and does not fall? Is it some kind of repulsor beam, or what?

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