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Definition of Propulsive
1. Adjective. Having the power to propel. "Propulsive coefficient"
2. Adjective. Tending to or capable of propelling. "Universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
Similar to: Dynamic, Dynamical
Derivative terms: Propel, Propellant, Propel, Propellent, Propel
Definition of Propulsive
1. a. Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.
Definition of Propulsive
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to propulsion ¹
2. Adjective. Serving to propel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Propulsive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propulsive
Literary usage of Propulsive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Naval Architecture for Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1900)
"She was a single-screw ship built of wood, and the propulsive coefficient was
... His results give for the speed of 7 knots a propulsive coefficient of 67, ..."
2. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"POINT OF APPLICATION OF THE propulsive FORCE: "DEVIATION" Where should the ...
Theoretically, therefore, the propulsive effort should be applied to the axis ..."
3. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"POINT OF APPLICATION OF THE propulsive FORCE: « DEVIATION " Where should the ...
Theoretically, therefore, the propulsive effort should be applied to the ..."
4. Screw Propellers and Estimation of Power for Propulsion of Ships: Also Air by Charles Wilson Dyson (1918)
"The standard value of the propulsive coefficient = ,',' ', EHP IHP has been taken
as .5. ... If the propulsive coefficient is estimated at 55 per cent, ..."
5. Peoples of the Philippines by Alfred Louis Kroeber (1919)
"propulsive Weapons: a, Negrito Bow of Palm Wood; 6, Negrito Arrow with Iron Point;
e, Manobo Bow of Bamboo;*/, Bagobo Arrow with ..."
6. Animal Mechanism: A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aerial Locomotion by Etienne-Jules Marey (1874)
"... the propulsive effect of the wings of insects—Construction of an artificial
insect which moves horizontally—Change in the plane in flight. 1. ..."
7. A Treatise on the Science and Practice of Midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1880)
"... escape of the feces, in consequence of pressure on the bowel during the
propulsive stage, is always dis- agreeable both to the patient and practitioner. ..."
8. The Initiative and Referendum: Its Folly, Fallacies, and Failure by James Boyle (1912)
"THE propulsive FORCE. The "Progressives" have accepted the Initiative and ...
As will be shown hereafter, the propulsive force in the movement comes from ..."
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