Definitions for Propulsion
prəˈpʌl ʃənpropul·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. propulsionnoun

   a propelling force

2. propulsion, actuationnoun

   the act of propelling

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. propulsionnoun

   Force causing movement.

2. Etymology: From propulsio, from past participle of propello

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Propulsionnoun

   The act of driving forward.

   Etymology: propulsus, Lat.

   Joy worketh by propulsion of the moisture of the brain, when the spirits dilate and occupy more room. Francis Bacon.

   The evanescent solid and fluid will scarce differ, and the extremities of those small canals will by propulsion be carried off with the fluid continually. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

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1. propulsion

   Propulsion refers to the action or process of pushing, driving, or moving something forward, usually a vehicle or an aircraft, by using a force. This may involve different types of engines or motors that work on various scientific principles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Propulsionnoun

   the act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion

2. Propulsionnoun

   an impelling act or movement

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. propulsion. See Propel.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Propulsion

   prō-pul′shun, n. act of propelling: a driving forward.—adjs. Propul′sive, Propul′sory, tending or having power to propel. [Low L. propulsio—L. propellĕre, propulsum, to push forward.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Propulsion in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Propulsion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Propulsion in a Sentence

1. Kevin Chen:

   Through various theoretical, computational and experimental studies, we found that the mechanics of flapping propulsion are actually very similar in air and in water, in both cases, the wing is moving back and forth. The only difference is the speed at which the wing flaps.

2. Gene Roddenberry:

   You, The audience, furnish it's propulsion. With a wondrous leap of imagination, you make it into a real spaceship that can take us into the far reaches of the galaxy and sometimes even to the depths of the human soul.

3. Navy Times:

   The submarine remains in a safe and stable condition, uSS Connecticut’s nuclear propulsion plant and spaces were not affected and remain fully operational.

4. Chris Helsel:

   With mobility companies looking to the sky for the answer to the challenges of urban transport and congestion, our work on advanced tire architectures and materials led us to imagine a wheel that could serve both as a traditional tire on the road and as a propulsion system in the sky.

5. Bill Gray:

   Jon pointed out that JPL's Horizons system showed that the DSCOVR spacecraft's trajectory did not go particularly close to the moon. It would be a little strange if the second stage went right past the moon, while DSCOVR was in another part of the sky. There's always some separation, but this was suspiciously large, analysis led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies indicates the object expected to impact the far side of the Moon March 4 is likely the Chinese Chang' e 5-T1 booster launched in 2014.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Propulsion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Propulsion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Propulsion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Propulsion
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Propulsion
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Propulsion