thruster

Noun

Meaning

One who thrusts or stabs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

packman ambler engine pusher pushcart pram propeller plunger ejector peddler booster interloper handcart perambulator tappet
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Hypernyms

rocket intruder interloper rocket engine

Phrases with the word

Hall effect thruster MHD thruster ullage gas thruster

Examples

Advantages Unlike an electrostatic ion thruster which uses an electric field to accelerate only one species (positive ions), a PIT uses the Lorentz body force acting upon all charged particles within a quasi-neutral plasma. Source: Internet

Also in space applications, a Helicon Double Layer ion thruster is a prototype spacecraft propulsion engine which uses a 13.56 MHz transmission to break down and heat gas into plasma. Source: Internet

Ad Astra stated that tests of a VASIMR thruster on the ISS would remain an option after a future in-space demonstration. Source: Internet

Alternatively, the electrons can be accelerated by the oscillating electric field induced by an alternating magnetic field of a coil, which results in a self-sustaining discharge without a cathode (radio frequency ion thruster). Source: Internet

An azimuth thruster in shipbuilding is a propeller that can be rotated horizontally. Source: Internet

An MPD thruster during test firing A magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster (MPDT) is a form of electrically powered spacecraft propulsion which uses the Lorentz force (the force on a charged particle by an electromagnetic field) to generate thrust. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thrust vectoring thrust-induced lift thrustable thrusterless thrusters thrustful