propulsor

English

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin prōpellō (“propel”) +‎ -or.

Noun

propulsor (plural propulsors)

  1. (chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust. [from 20th c.]
  2. Any object that propels or produces a propulsive force.

Latin

Verb

prōpulsor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of prōpulsō

References

  • “propulsor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • propulsor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoʁ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoɾ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoʁ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.puwˈsoɻ/ [pɾo.puʊ̯ˈsoɻ]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.pulˈsoɾ/ [pɾu.puɫˈsoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾu.pulˈso.ɾi/ [pɾu.puɫˈso.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: pro‧pul‧sor

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

  1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French propulseur.

Noun

propulsor n (plural propulsoare)

  1. propeller

Declension

Declension of propulsor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative propulsor propulsorul propulsore propulsorele
genitive-dative propulsor propulsorului propulsore propulsorelor
vocative propulsorule propulsorelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾopulˈsoɾ/ [pɾo.pulˈsoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧pul‧sor

Adjective

propulsor (feminine propulsora, masculine plural propulsores, feminine plural propulsoras)

  1. propulsive

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

  1. propulsion
  2. propellant
  3. propeller
  4. thruster

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores, feminine propulsora, feminine plural propulsoras)

  1. promoter
  2. champion

Further reading

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