propulsive (adj.)

  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

    [ Syn: propellant , propellent , propelling ]

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