ION ENGINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ion engine mean? 

• ION ENGINE (noun)
  The noun ION ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field

  Familiarity information: ION ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ION ENGINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ion engine" is a kind of...):

reaction-propulsion engine; reaction engine (a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream)