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)

Spanish

Adjective

propulsor (feminine singular propulsora, masculine plural propulsores, feminine plural propulsoras)

  1. propulsive

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

  1. propulsion
  2. propellant
  3. propeller

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores, feminine propulsora, feminine plural propulsoras)

  1. promoter
  2. champion
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