Associations to the word «Propulsive»

Wiktionary

PROPULSIVE, adjective. Of or pertaining to propulsion
PROPULSIVE, adjective. Serving to propel

Dictionary definition

PROPULSIVE, adjective. Having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient".
PROPULSIVE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.