thruster
pronunciation
How to pronounce thruster in British English:
UK [ˈθrʌstə(r)]
How to pronounce thruster in American English:
US [ ˈθrʌstər]
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- Noun:
- one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
- a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft
Word Origin
- thruster (n.)
- type of rocket engine, 1962, agent noun; see thrust (n.).
Example
- 1. Sir , the stern thruster 's still locked open.we need you .
- 2. Micro laser plasma thruster for small satellite .
- 3. Venture capital was the thruster which was known by small and medium-sized enterprises and high-tech enterprise .
- 4. Uh , sorry about that ! It 's thruster lubricant . Uh , kinda hard to get off . Sorry .
- 5. The thruster design requires that the total volume of the propulsion system be less than 10 percent of the cubesat .