propulsorn.

Brit.

/prəˈpʌlsə/, U.S.

/prəˈpəlsər/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propulsor person who propels (6th cent.). Compare also French propulseur (1845), Catalan propulsor (c1900), Spanish propulsor (late 19th cent.), Portuguese propulsor (1875), Italian propulsore (1859), all in sense ‘propeller’. Compare earlier propulsory adj.

Chiefly Aeronautics.

A propeller mounted in a short duct or cylinder which can typically be swivelled to vary the direction of thrust.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > propeller > types of propeller

tractor1903

contrapropeller1927

controllable-pitch1929

fixed-pitch propeller1931

contraprop1940

propfan1970

propulsor1975

1975 SAE Preprint No. 750534 in Engineering Index Ann. (1976) 74 180/3 The paper reiterates the case for the Ducted Propulsor, the idea of which was introduced some time ago.

1993 V. Milan From Depths xiv. 165 The pulse of the propulsor membranes..ran like ribbons along either side of the underside of her carapace, rippling like peristalsis.

2001 Navy News Feb. 3/1 They will be the first of Britain's major Naval vessels to be without traditional rudders, being steered instead by electric-powered propulsors.

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

单词	propulsor
释义	propulsorn. Brit. /prəˈpʌlsə/, U.S. /prəˈpəlsər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōpuls- , prōpellere , -or suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōpuls-, past participial stem of prōpellere propel v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin propulsor person who propels (6th cent.). Compare also French propulseur (1845), Catalan propulsor (c1900), Spanish propulsor (late 19th cent.), Portuguese propulsor (1875), Italian propulsore (1859), all in sense ‘propeller’. Compare earlier propulsory adj. Chiefly Aeronautics. A propeller mounted in a short duct or cylinder which can typically be swivelled to vary the direction of thrust. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > propeller > types of propeller tractor1903 contrapropeller1927 controllable-pitch1929 fixed-pitch propeller1931 contraprop1940 propfan1970 propulsor1975 1975 SAE Preprint No. 750534 in Engineering Index Ann. (1976) 74 180/3 The paper reiterates the case for the Ducted Propulsor, the idea of which was introduced some time ago. 1993 V. Milan From Depths xiv. 165 The pulse of the propulsor membranes..ran like ribbons along either side of the underside of her carapace, rippling like peristalsis. 2001 Navy News Feb. 3/1 They will be the first of Britain's major Naval vessels to be without traditional rudders, being steered instead by electric-powered propulsors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1975
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