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pro·pul·sion (pr

-p

1. The process of driving or propelling.

2. A driving or propelling force.

[Medieval Latin prpulsi, prpulsin-, onslaught, urging on, from Latin prpulsus, past participle of prpellere, to drive forward; see propel.]

pro·pulsive, pro·pulso·ry (-s

-r

) adj.

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Adj.	1.	propulsive - having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient"
	2.	propulsive - 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" propellant, propellent, propelling dynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"

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