self-propelled

Questions about self-propelled

What does self-propelled mean?

self-propelled means "containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-propelled?

self-propelled has 3 syllables and divides as self--propel-led under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for self-propelled?

Close synonyms include automotive, self-propelling, self-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 self-propelled a common word?

self-propelled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.