propulsive
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propulsion (prəˈpʌlʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of propelling or the state of being propelled |
| 2. | a propelling force |
| [C15: from Latin prōpellere to | |
| propulsive | |
| —adj | |
| pro'pulsory | |
| —adj | |
| propulsion (prəˈpʌlʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of propelling or the state of being propelled |
| 2. | a propelling force |
| [C15: from Latin prōpellere to | |
| propulsive | |
| —adj | |
| pro'pulsory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
propulsion
1611, "expulsion," noun of action formed from pp. stem of L. propellere "to propel" (see propel). Meaning "act of driving forward" first attested 1799.
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Medical Dictionary
propulsion pro·pul·sion (prə-pŭl'shən)
n.
A driving or propelling force.
The leaning or falling forward characteristic of the festination of parkinsonism.
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Example sentences
Athletes' biceps do indeed begin to bulge, but so do the linings and propulsive muscles of their intestine.
His solos are light yet propulsive, building inexorably and seamlessly from skittering rhythm lines.
Her work is rarely propulsive-little moves forward, including her characters' ideas about the world.
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