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English
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin prōpellō (“propel”) + -or.
Noun
propulsor (plural propulsors)
- (chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust.
Latin
Verb
prōpulsor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of prōpulsō
References
- “propulsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- propulsor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
propulsor m (plural propulsores)
- propeller (mechanical device used to propel)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French propulseur.
Noun
propulsor n (plural propulsoare)
- propeller
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾopulˈsoɾ/
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧pul‧sor
Adjective
propulsor (feminine propulsora, masculine plural propulsores, feminine plural propulsoras)
- propulsive
Noun
propulsor m (plural propulsores)
- propulsion
- propellant
- propeller
- thruster
Noun
propulsor m (plural propulsores, feminine propulsora, feminine plural propulsoras)
- promoter
- champion
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