Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propulsive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
propul-sive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to propulsion

adj

Serving to propel

Etymology

Formed from Latin prōpulsus with the suffix -ive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

antipropulsive propulsively propulsiveness unpropulsive

Synonyms

propellant propellent propelling

Questions

What does propulsive mean?
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Where does propulsive come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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