English

Noun

propulsor ‎(plural propulsors)

1. (chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust. [from 20th c.]

Latin

Verb

prōpulsor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of prōpulsō

References

• propulsor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “propulsor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

propulsor m (plural propulsores)

1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Spanish

Adjective

propulsor m, f ‎(plural propulsores)

1. propulsive

Noun

propulsor m ‎(plural propulsores)

1. propulsion
2. propellant
3. propeller

Related terms

• propulsa
• propulsar