Brennschluss
See also: brennschluss and Brennschluß
English edit
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Etymology edit
From German Brennschluss.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Brennschluss (plural Brennschlüsse)
- The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
- The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Brennschluß (superseded)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Brennschluss m (strong, genitive Brennschlusses, plural Brennschlüsse)
- Brennschluss (moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out)
Declension edit
Declension of Brennschluss [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
genitive | eines | des | Brennschlusses | der | Brennschlüsse |
dative | einem | dem | Brennschluss, Brennschlusse1 | den | Brennschlüssen |
accusative | einen | den | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.