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ion engine

ion engine noun: a type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the exhaust to provide motive force.

Noun

ion engine (plural ion engines)

  1. a type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the exhaust to provide motive force
    Synonyms:
    ion rocket, ion thruster

ion engine meaning in Tamil

ion engine in Tamil

அயனிப்பொறி

Synonyms of ion engine

  • ion rocket
  • ion thruster

Forms of ion engine

pluralion engines

Questions about ion engine

What does ion engine mean?
Ion engine means a type of spacecraft propulsion, whereby electric fields accelerate ions out the exhaust to provide motive force.
What is ion engine in Tamil?
Ion engine in Tamil is அயனிப்பொறி. See Ion engine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ion engine?
Ion engine is a noun.
What is the plural of ion engine?
The plural of ion engine is ion engines.

Words near ion engine in the dictionary

  1. ion channelopathy
  2. ion channels
  3. ion chromatography
  4. Ion Corvin
  5. Ion Creangă
  6. ion engine
  7. ion engines
  8. ion exchange
  9. ion exchange chromatography
  10. ion exchange resin
  11. ion exchange resins

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