🚀propulsion (propulsion)

noun
/prəˈpʌlʃən/
propulsion (propulsion)

Signification

The action of driving or pushing something forward.
The action of driving or pushing forward.
Traduction de la signification
L'action de pousser ou conduire quelque chose vers l'avant.
L'action de pousser ou conduire quelque chose vers l'avant.

Phrases d'exemple

The ship uses nuclear energy for propulsion.

Le navire utilise l'énergie nucléaire pour la propulsion.
Le navire utilise l'energie nucleaire pour la propulsion.

Jet engines provide propulsion for aircraft to travel long distances.

Les moteurs à réaction fournissent la propulsion aux aéronefs pour parcourir de longues distances.
Les moteurs a reaction fournissent la propulsion aux aeronefs pour parcourir de longues distances.

Synonymes

drive, thrust, force, momentum, push, acceleration
Entrée 1
drive, thrust, force, momentum, push
Entrée 2
thrust, acceleration

Antonymes

inertia, stagnation, halt
Entrée 1
inertia, stagnation, halt
Entrée 2
inertia, stagnation

Collocations

jet propulsion, rocket propulsion, nuclear propulsion, means of propulsion

Vocabulaires connexes

The quality of being coherent and intelligible; transparency of thought or style.
Foundation or basic facilities, basic construction and transportation system of a country or institu...
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of women giving birth.
The free-swinging metal piece inside a bell that strikes it to produce sound.
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame
A low protective wall along the edge of a roof, balcony, or bridge.