propulsive

1. 1.

   having the power to propel

   “propulsive coefficient”
2. 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”

   Synonymspropellantpropellentpropelling

   Similardynamic

Questions about propulsive

What does propulsive mean?

propulsive means "having the power to propel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in propulsive?

propulsive has 3 syllables: pro-pul-sive. The stress falls on "pro".

What is another word for propulsive?

Close synonyms include propellant, propellent, propelling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is propulsive a common word?

propulsive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.