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ramscoop

ramscoop noun: a proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.

Noun

ramscoop (plural ramscoops)

  1. A proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.

Forms of ramscoop

pluralramscoops

Origin of ramscoop

Blend of ramjet + scoop.

Questions about ramscoop

What does ramscoop mean?
Ramscoop means a proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.
What part of speech is ramscoop?
Ramscoop is a noun.
What is the plural of ramscoop?
The plural of ramscoop is ramscoops.

Words near ramscoop in the dictionary

  1. Ramsburg
  2. Ramsburgs
  3. Ramsbury
  4. ramscallion
  5. ramscallions
  6. ramscoop
  7. ramscoops
  8. Ramsdale
  9. Ramsdell
  10. ramsdellite
  11. Ramsden

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