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REACTION ENGINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reaction engine mean?
• REACTION ENGINE (noun)
The noun REACTION ENGINE has 1 sense:
1. a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
Familiarity information: REACTION ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
reaction-propulsion engine; reaction engine
Hypernyms ("reaction engine" is a kind of...):
engine (motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reaction engine"):
ion engine (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)
jet engine (a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)
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