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ramjet

ramjet noun: a jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

Noun

ramjet (plural ramjets)

  1. A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

ramjet meaning in Tamil

ramjet in Tamil

உதைப்பான், உந்திதள்ளி, திமிசுத் தாரை

Forms of ramjet

pluralramjets

Origin of ramjet

From ram + jet.

Words formed from ramjet

Questions about ramjet

What does ramjet mean?
Ramjet means a jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
What is ramjet in Tamil?
Ramjet in Tamil is உதைப்பான், உந்திதள்ளி, திமிசுத் தாரை. See Ramjet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ramjet?
Ramjet is a noun.
What is the plural of ramjet?
The plural of ramjet is ramjets.

Words near ramjet in the dictionary

  1. Ramistical
  2. Ramists
  3. Ramit
  4. ramixotidine
  5. Ramjar
  6. ramjet
  7. ramjets
  8. Ramkan
  9. ramkie
  10. ramkies
  11. Ramkissoon

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