thrust
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5.1
- noun
- /θrʌst/
- Specialized
:
empuje
- To achieve maximum speed, we need to maintain consistent thrust during the flight.
- engine thrust
- main thrust
- forward thrust
So empowerment gives you the main thrust toward democracy.
- So empowerment gives you the main thrust toward democracy.
- The downside of plasma thrusters is that they produce very little thrust.
- If we pull up without adding thrust, then we're just going to literally stall.
- Or is there a more sort of central thrust that you've got?
- All these have different properties and different strength considering the thrust vectors.
- So that's where people spend a lot of their time is trying to make that more efficient in terms of thrust per unit of fuel.
- But for a propulsion system, you just need to generate thrust with it.
Examples
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So when you buy a rocket, they will tell you this rocket has a thrust of so many Newtons.
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If we pull up without adding thrust, then we're just going to literally stall.
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We're going to burn at 10% thrust for 39 seconds.
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As long as there's thrust, the rock will fly.
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Each engine has a thrust of 13,000lb.
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It can come off the ground on engine thrust alone, without the help of its wing and aerodynamics.
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And then when you're moving the airplane forward, that's thrust and it is opposed by drag.
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That's still not enough to get a rocket off the planet, but it'd be a lot of thrust once you're in space.
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The rocket's engines provided powerful thrust to propel it into orbit.
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The aircraft's thrust was sufficient to lift off the runway with a full load.
Synonyms
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2.3
Physical power that makes things move or break
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1.0
A force that moves something away from you
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6.2
A force that pushes something forward, like an engine or wind
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4.1
A force that makes something move forward
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7.0
A sudden force that makes something start moving faster
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5.5
Energy that makes a machine like a car or train move
A sudden strong feeling or push that makes people and things act
Compounds
- Specialized
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thrust for engine force keeps the original idea of a powerful 'push' that moves things forward. That is why a rocket's thrust is the force that lifts it off the ground.