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单词 reaction engine
释义

reaction engine

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noun Aeronautics, Rocketry.

an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
Also called reaction motor.

Origin of reaction engine

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby reaction engine

reactance, reactant, reaction, reactionary, reaction chamber, reaction engine, reaction formation, reaction of degeneration, reaction time, reaction turbine, reactivate
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Example sentences from the Web for reaction engine

  • It revolved by the agency of steam, and was of the form that we should now call a reaction-engine.

    History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science|John William Draper

British Dictionary definitions for reaction engine

reaction engine

reaction motor


noun

an engine, such as a jet or rocket engine, that ejects gas at high velocity and develops its thrust from the ensuing reaction
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