propulsor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- booster noun An additional dose of a vaccine given to renew or strengthen immunity.
- driver noun A person who operates a vehicle.
- driving noun The activity of operating and steering a motor vehicle.
- propellant noun A substance burned or released to generate the force that drives something forward, such as fuel in a rocket engine or gas in an aerosol can.
- propeller noun A device with angled blades that spins on a shaft to push a boat or aircraft through water or air.
Senses
propulsor is used for these senses in English:
- atlatl A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target. [from 19th c.]
- booster (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- driver A factor contributing to something; a cause.
- driving That drives (a mechanism or process).
- propellant anything that propels
- propellent Capable of propelling.
- propeller A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
booster — full definition
- noun An additional dose of a vaccine given to renew or strengthen immunity.
- noun A device or component that increases power, signal, or force.
- noun A person who actively supports or promotes something.
driver — full definition
- noun A person who operates a vehicle.
- noun Software that lets a computer communicate with a piece of hardware.
- noun A golf club used to hit the ball a long distance from the tee.
- noun A factor or cause that leads to a particular result.