Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Propulsive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
having the power to propel
"propulsive coefficient"
2
tending to or capable of propelling
"propellant fuel for submarines"
"the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"
"universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
3
Of or pertaining to propulsion
Example Sentences
"propulsive coefficient"
adjective
"propellant fuel for submarines"
adjective
"the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"
adjective
"universities...the seats of propulsive thought"
adjective