NOUN | substance | propellant, propellent | any substance that propels |
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ADJECTIVE | all | propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive | tending to or capable of propelling |
Sounds | prahpeh'lahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | tending to or capable of propelling. | |
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Example | "propellant fuel for submarines" | |
Synonyms | propellent, propelling, propulsive | |
Broader | dynamic, dynamical | Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality |
Spanish | propulsor | |
Nouns | propellant | any substance that propels |
Verbs | propel | cause to move forward with force |
Meaning | Any substance that propels. | |
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Synonym | propellent | |
Narrower | compressed gas | gas at a high pressure that can be used as a propellant |
rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellent | An explosive charge that propels a rocket | |
Broader | substance | A particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties |
Spanish | propelente, propulsor | |
Catalan | propulsor | |
Adjectives | propellant | tending to or capable of propelling |
Verbs | propel | cause to move forward with force |
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