propulsión

See also: propulsion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prōpulsiōnem, from Latin prōpulsus. Cognate with English propulsion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾopulˈsjon/ [pɾo.pulˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pro‧pul‧sión

Noun

propulsión f (plural propulsiones)

1. propulsion
2. (aviation, nautical) thrust

Derived terms

• propulsión a chorro

Related terms

• propulsar

Further reading

• “propulsión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10