resistojet

See also: resisto-jet

English

Alternative forms

• resisto-jet

Etymology

resist +‎ -o- +‎ jet

Noun

resistojet (countable and uncountable, plural resistojets)

1. (uncountable) A method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid.
2. (countable) A spacecraft that uses such method of propulsion.

See also

• Resistojet rocket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia