Synonyms for propulsion
prəˈpʌl ʃənpropul·sion

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1. propulsionnoun

   a propelling force

   Synonyms:
   actuation

2. propulsion, actuationnoun

   the act of propelling

   Synonyms:
   actuation

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1. • Act
   • Force

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1. List of paraphrases for "propulsion":

   propelling

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. propulsion

   Synonyms:
   Anteropulsion

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1. Pete Daly:

   The high ground for the U.S. Navy is to take this and evaluate it and learn from it, the propulsion system could be valuable in other applications. You've got to keep that door open to innovation.

2. Ankit Panda:

   Liquid fuel missile engines exploding do not give off radiation, and we know that the Russians are working on some kind of nuclear propulsion for a cruise missile.

3. Phil Greene:

   Regrettably, he suffered a mechanical problem with his main propulsion system, which left him in the path of the storm, we do not know when his engine problems began to occur, nor the reasons for his engine problems.

4. General Motors boss Mary Barra:

   When you look at the work that we are doing to put connectivity in the vehicles ... looking at the forward looking technologies that you need in a vehicle, also all the propulsion technologies ... that is our focus, delivering the best return to our shareholders, we have the scale necessary to accomplish that.

5. Kevin Chen:

   Through various theoretical, computational and experimental studies, we found that the mechanics of flapping propulsion are actually very similar in air and in water, in both cases, the wing is moving back and forth. The only difference is the speed at which the wing flaps.