Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repulsor beam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: re-pul-sor beam
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that emits an energy beam capable of pushing away other objects.

Example Sentences

"Installed at the center of mass and set to repulsor-beam, this one would be able to move the entire planetoid from its orbit."
"Hooked my model tractor beam into ship's power. Now it's a repulsor beam too. Want in?"
"I always wondered how cloud city in ESB stay afloat and does not fall? Is it some kind of repulsor beam, or what?"
"No, that indicates a cloaked Romulan vessel with a repulsor beam."

Etymology

From repulse + -or and beam, a beam that repulses.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: repulse

Inflected Forms

repulsor beams (plural)

Synonyms

pressor beam

Antonyms

tractor beam

Questions

What does repulsor beam mean?: A device that emits an energy beam capable of pushing away other objects.
Where does repulsor beam come from?: From repulse + -or and beam, a beam that repulses.

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