propulsiveadj.n.

Brit.

/prəˈpʌlsɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈpəlsɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpuls- , prōpellere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propulsivus (c1521).

A. adj.

†1. Having the power, quality, or tendency to drive something off or away; expulsive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > repelling

repulsing1490

repulsive?1574

expulsive1618

propulsive1648

repellent1654

repelling1710

repulsory1727

repellant1780

1648 Regall Apol. 23 London-Treacle is of a temperate nature, and propulsive of Venome from the Heart.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 193 Children..having then no further need for that propulsive cause.

2. Having the quality of propelling, or the tendency to propel something; that drives or pushes something forward; that provides propulsion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive

remigial1592

propellant1644

propulsive1648

propulsory1656

protrusive1676

projectile1696

projective1697

propelling1710

elastic1712

propulsatory1826

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating

stirring1421

movingc1443

provokingc1443

incitative1490

urgent1559

propulsory1585

pricking1592

pulsive1602

incentive1603

incitatory1610

urging1612

animalizing1617

impellent1620

irritant1636

instigative1644

propulsive1648

promptive1653

parastatic1656

exstimulatory1657

impulsory1659

appelling1666

irritative1686

instigating1702

spurring1702

stimulatinga1732

stimulatory1758

impulsive1788

stimulant1803

stimulative1836

exertivea1856

inciting1855

incitant1886

incitive1888

on-driving1927

incitory1941

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides 196 To Print our Poems, the propulsive cause Is Fame, (the breath of popular applause).

1718 J. Radcliffe Prescriptions (ed. 3) 44 Supplies to the Nerves of the Heart are cut off, from whence the propulsive Vibration of this Viscus grows languid.

1758 W. Battie Treat. Madness v. 30 The propulsive action of the heart.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 15 Hence arose another hypothesis, which ascribed the propulsive power to a progressive vis à tergo.

1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) i. ii. §30 30 The propulsive movement of the foot in walking.

1893 A. M. Fairbairn Place Christ in Mod. Theol. i. ii. i. vi. 227 An immanent, yet ever-active, impulsive and propulsive being maintaining his society.

1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 310/1 If they wanted to fly helicopters at speeds much above 140 m.p.h.,..they might have to use forward propulsive airscrews.

1994 Discover Apr. 57/2 Athletes' biceps do indeed begin to bulge, but so do the linings and propulsive muscles of their intestine.

2002 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Evolving Alien vii. 153 The propulsive system of these exoskeletal fliers was quite unlike that of terrestrial insects.

B. n.

An agent or principle that propels or expels something. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates

prickleOE

pritchOE

alighting1340

brodc1375

bellowsc1386

pricka1387

motivec1390

prompting1402

preparativec1450

stirmentc1460

incentive?a1475

fomenta1500

farda1522

instigation1526

pointing1533

swinge1548

spur1551

whetstone1551

goad1567

promptitude1578

alarm1587

inducement1593

solicitor1594

incitement1596

inflammation1597

instance1597

excitement1604

moving spirit1604

heart-blood1606

inflamer1609

rouser1611

stimulator1614

motioner1616

incensivea1618

incitative1620

incitation1622

whettera1625

impulsivea1628

excitation1628

incendiary1628

dispositive1629

fomentationa1631

switch1630

stirrer1632

irritament1634

provocative1638

impetus1641

driving force1642

driving power1642

engagement1642

firer1653

propellant1654

fomentary1657

impulse1660

urgency1664

impeller1686

fillip1699

shove1724

incitive1736

stimulative1747

bonus1787

stimulus1791

impellent1793

stimulant1794

propulsion1800

instigant1833

propulsive1834

motive power1836

evoker1845

motivity1857

afflatus1865

flip1881

urge1882

agent provocateur1888

will to power1896

a shot in the arm1922

motivator1929

driver1971

co-driver1993

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 38 Misery, fun, folly, fame, honour,..and all the host of propulsives, which to name even would be to fill divers pages.

1897 Times 8 Mar. 11/4 Mr. Maxim had found a new mode of dealing with gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine so as to make them useful as propulsives without subjecting gun-barrels to excessive strain.

1973 College Composition & Communication 24 272/1 Ancestors and racial heritages..serve as propulsives in all literary art forms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propulsive
释义	propulsiveadj.n. Brit. /prəˈpʌlsɪv/, U.S. /prəˈpəlsɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpuls- , prōpellere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propulsivus (c1521). A. adj. †1. Having the power, quality, or tendency to drive something off or away; expulsive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > repelling repulsing1490 repulsive?1574 expulsive1618 propulsive1648 repellent1654 repelling1710 repulsory1727 repellant1780 1648 Regall Apol. 23 London-Treacle is of a temperate nature, and propulsive of Venome from the Heart. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 193 Children..having then no further need for that propulsive cause. 2. Having the quality of propelling, or the tendency to propel something; that drives or pushes something forward; that provides propulsion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive remigial1592 propellant1644 propulsive1648 propulsory1656 protrusive1676 projectile1696 projective1697 propelling1710 elastic1712 propulsatory1826 the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating stirring1421 movingc1443 provokingc1443 incitative1490 urgent1559 propulsory1585 pricking1592 pulsive1602 incentive1603 incitatory1610 urging1612 animalizing1617 impellent1620 irritant1636 instigative1644 propulsive1648 promptive1653 parastatic1656 exstimulatory1657 impulsory1659 appelling1666 irritative1686 instigating1702 spurring1702 stimulatinga1732 stimulatory1758 impulsive1788 stimulant1803 stimulative1836 exertivea1856 inciting1855 incitant1886 incitive1888 on-driving1927 incitory1941 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides 196 To Print our Poems, the propulsive cause Is Fame, (the breath of popular applause). 1718 J. Radcliffe Prescriptions (ed. 3) 44 Supplies to the Nerves of the Heart are cut off, from whence the propulsive Vibration of this Viscus grows languid. 1758 W. Battie Treat. Madness v. 30 The propulsive action of the heart. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 15 Hence arose another hypothesis, which ascribed the propulsive power to a progressive vis à tergo. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) i. ii. §30 30 The propulsive movement of the foot in walking. 1893 A. M. Fairbairn Place Christ in Mod. Theol. i. ii. i. vi. 227 An immanent, yet ever-active, impulsive and propulsive being maintaining his society. 1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 310/1 If they wanted to fly helicopters at speeds much above 140 m.p.h.,..they might have to use forward propulsive airscrews. 1994 Discover Apr. 57/2 Athletes' biceps do indeed begin to bulge, but so do the linings and propulsive muscles of their intestine. 2002 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Evolving Alien vii. 153 The propulsive system of these exoskeletal fliers was quite unlike that of terrestrial insects. B. n. An agent or principle that propels or expels something. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates prickleOE pritchOE alighting1340 brodc1375 bellowsc1386 pricka1387 motivec1390 prompting1402 preparativec1450 stirmentc1460 incentive?a1475 fomenta1500 farda1522 instigation1526 pointing1533 swinge1548 spur1551 whetstone1551 goad1567 promptitude1578 alarm1587 inducement1593 solicitor1594 incitement1596 inflammation1597 instance1597 excitement1604 moving spirit1604 heart-blood1606 inflamer1609 rouser1611 stimulator1614 motioner1616 incensivea1618 incitative1620 incitation1622 whettera1625 impulsivea1628 excitation1628 incendiary1628 dispositive1629 fomentationa1631 switch1630 stirrer1632 irritament1634 provocative1638 impetus1641 driving force1642 driving power1642 engagement1642 firer1653 propellant1654 fomentary1657 impulse1660 urgency1664 impeller1686 fillip1699 shove1724 incitive1736 stimulative1747 bonus1787 stimulus1791 impellent1793 stimulant1794 propulsion1800 instigant1833 propulsive1834 motive power1836 evoker1845 motivity1857 afflatus1865 flip1881 urge1882 agent provocateur1888 will to power1896 a shot in the arm1922 motivator1929 driver1971 co-driver1993 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 38 Misery, fun, folly, fame, honour,..and all the host of propulsives, which to name even would be to fill divers pages. 1897 Times 8 Mar. 11/4 Mr. Maxim had found a new mode of dealing with gun-cotton and nitro-glycerine so as to make them useful as propulsives without subjecting gun-barrels to excessive strain. 1973 College Composition & Communication 24 272/1 Ancestors and racial heritages..serve as propulsives in all literary art forms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1648
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