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reaction control system

reaction control system noun: a system that provides attitude and translation control to a spacecraft with the use of thrusters.

Noun

reaction control system (plural reaction control systems)

  1. A system that provides attitude and translation control to a spacecraft with the use of thrusters.

Forms of reaction control system

pluralreaction control systems

Questions about reaction control system

What does reaction control system mean?
Reaction control system means a system that provides attitude and translation control to a spacecraft with the use of thrusters.
What part of speech is reaction control system?
Reaction control system is a noun.
What is the plural of reaction control system?
The plural of reaction control system is reaction control systems.

Words near reaction control system in the dictionary

  1. reacted
  2. reacter
  3. reacters
  4. reacting
  5. reaction
  6. reaction control system
  7. reaction control systems
  8. reaction drive
  9. reaction drives
  10. reaction engine
  11. reaction engines

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