different between propulsion vs propeller

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionis, from the past participle of Latin propello (“to drive forward, drive forth, drive away, drive out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???p?l??n/

Noun

propulsion (countable and uncountable, plural propulsions)

1. The action of driving or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

Related terms

• propel

Translations

Further reading

• propulsion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin propulsio, propulsionem, from Latin propulsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.pyl.sj??/

Noun

propulsion f (plural propulsions)

1. propulsion

Related terms

• propulser
• propulsif

Further reading

• “propulsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• propellor (rare, nonstandard)

Etymology

From propel +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

propeller (plural propellers)

1. One who, or that which, propels.
2. A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
4. (fishing) A spinnerbait.

Derived terms

• propeller beanie
• propellerhead

Related terms

• prop
• propulsion

Descendants

• ? Dutch: propeller
• ? German: Propeller
• ? Swedish: propeller

Translations

Danish

Alternative forms

• propel

Etymology

Borrowed from English propeller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prop?l?r/, [p???o?p?l??]

Noun

propeller c (singular definite propelleren, plural indefinite propellere)

1. propeller (mechanical device used to propel)

Inflection

Noun

propeller c

1. indefinite plural of propel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English propeller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pro??p?.l?r/
• Hyphenation: pro?pel?ler
• Rhymes: -?l?r

Noun

propeller m (plural propellers, diminutive propellertje n)

1. A propeller.

   Synonym: aandrijfschroef

Hyponyms

• bootschroef
• luchtschroef
• scheepsschroef
• vliegtuigschroef
• wiek

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

propeller m

1. indefinite plural of propell

Swedish

Etymology

From English propeller.

Noun

propeller c

1. propeller

Further reading

• propeller in Svensk ordbok.