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repulsor

repulsor

1 9.9
A weapon in armour that shoots powerful energy beams
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpʌlsər/
  • Literature
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  • Well then, this toggle will surely activate the repulsors.

Examples

  • So I'm gonna go with, I mean action pose, change the hands out, get them to more of a ready to fire his repulsor blasters.

  • - Repulsors offline.

    Iron Man (2008)

  • The repulsor signature is significantly higher.

    Iron Man 2 (2010)

  • Tony Stark may have learned that mixing alcohol and the Iron Man armor is not a good idea, but fortunately, you don't have an ARC reactor in your chest or repulsors on your hands.

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  • The scientist explained how the repulsor technology could be used to create force fields.

  • In the latest comic, Iron Man activates the repulsor beams to fend off an enemy attack.

  • The armor's repulsor system allows it to project powerful energy blasts against targets.

Synonyms

repeller
vsrepulsor
1 5.2

A thing like a spray or machine that keeps pests away from a place

uses concentrated energy beams in a fictional gauntlet mounted offensive role

Surface Forms

repulsor singular
repulsors plural

Morphology

repulsor = repulse (semi-transparent) = repulse + or

Derived by adding the instrument/agent suffix '-or' to 'repulse'; the device interpretation is regular but primarily a fictional/technical usage.

Etymology

Repulsor comes from repulse, made from re- ('back') and a root for 'push', so it is easy to imagine a device that 'pushes back' or repels enemies, like Iron Man's gauntlet beams.