"propulsion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-propulsion.wav [Southern-England] Forms: propulsions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|propulsio|propulsio, propulsionis}} Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, {{der|en|la|propello||to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out}} Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} propulsion (countable and uncountable, plural propulsions)
  1. The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the action of driving or pushing): задвижване (zadvižvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), propulsió [feminine] (Catalan), 動力 (Chinese Mandarin), 动力 (dònglì) (Chinese Mandarin), 推進力 (Chinese Mandarin), 推进力 (tuījīnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), fremdrift [common-gender] (Danish), voortstuwing [feminine] (Dutch), työntövoima (Finnish), propulsio (Finnish), propulsion [feminine] (French), propulsión [feminine] (Galician), წინსვლა (c̣insvla) (Georgian), Antrieb [masculine] (German), प्रवृत्ति (pravŕtti) [feminine] (Hindi), meghajtás (Hungarian), 推力 (suiryoku) (Japanese), propulsão [feminine] (Portuguese), propulsare [feminine] (Romanian), propulsie [feminine] (Romanian), дви́жущая си́ла (dvížuščaja síla) [feminine] (Russian), пропу́льсия (propúlʹsija) [feminine] (Russian), sparradh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ڌُوڪَ (Dhooka) (Sindhi), propulsión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-propulsion-en-noun-ZqzDv7c4 Disambiguation of 'the action of driving or pushing': 95 5
  2. That which propels. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-propulsion-en-noun-vhYwiFeI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gravitational propulsion, jet propulsion Related terms: propel

Inflected forms

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