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.]

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

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

  1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Romanian

Etymology

From French propulseur.

Noun

propulsor n (plural propulsoare)

  1. propeller

Declension
Declension of propulsor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) propulsor propulsorul (niște) propulsore propulsorele
genitive/dative (unui) propulsor propulsorului (unor) 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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