reaction engine

reaction engine

noun Aeronautics, Rocketry.
an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
Also called reaction motor.


Origin:
1865–70
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Reaction engine is always a great word to know.
So is tensile stress. Does it mean:
axial force causing a body to become longer along direction of applied force
periodic motion consisting of at least one vibratory motion symmetric about an equilibrium region
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reaction engine or reaction motor
 
n
an engine, such as a jet or rocket engine, that ejects gas at high velocity and develops its thrust from the ensuing reaction
 
reaction motor or reaction motor
 
n

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