Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propellantless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-pel-lant-less
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of propellentless.

Example Sentences

"A positively polarised tether in the solar wind can be used for efficient general-purpose interplanetary propellantless propulsion (the electric solar wind sail or E-sail), whereas a negatively polarised tether in LEO can be used for efficient deorbiting of satellites (the plasma brake)."

Etymology

From propellant + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: propellant

Questions

What does propellantless mean?: Alternative form of propellentless.
Where does propellantless come from?: From propellant + -less.

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