propellant
pronunciation
How to pronounce propellant in British English:
UK [prəˈpelənt]
How to pronounce propellant in American English:
US [prəˈpɛlənt]
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- Noun:
- something that propels
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- Adjective:
- tending to or capable of propelling
Word Origin
- propellant (n.)
- less-etymological, but more usual, spelling of propellent; 1881 as a firearm explosive; 1919 as "fuel for a rocket engine."
Example
- 1. But the propellant that launches projectiles from gun barrels is not .
- 2. Future work might even look at creating gelled propellant that behaves like liquid fuel .
- 3. Scientists from leeds university and from swedish biomimetics 3000 reported on these propellant abilities in the april issue of physics world .
- 4. Multiple propellant tanks can be cross-fed to any of the thrusters , creating a redundant system .
- 5. Rocket propellant has barely changed in the more than 50 years since the launch of the first artificial satellite sputnik .