ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROCKET
From Old French roquette, from Italian rochetto a little distaff, from rocca distaff, of Germanic origin.
Definition of rocket in the English dictionary
The first definition of rocket in the dictionary is a self-propelling device, esp a cylinder containing a mixture of solid explosives, used as a firework, distress signal, line carrier, etc. Other definition of rocket is any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine, esp one used to carry a warhead, spacecraft, etc. Rocket is also a severe reprimand.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROCKET
PRESENT
Present
I rocket
you rocket
he/she/it rockets
we rocket
you rocket
they rocket
Present continuous
I am rocketing
you are rocketing
he/she/it is rocketing
we are rocketing
you are rocketing
they are rocketing
Present perfect
I have rocketed
you have rocketed
he/she/it has rocketed
we have rocketed
you have rocketed
they have rocketed
Present perfect continuous
I have been rocketing
you have been rocketing
he/she/it has been rocketing
we have been rocketing
you have been rocketing
they have been rocketing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I rocketed
you rocketed
he/she/it rocketed
we rocketed
you rocketed
they rocketed
Past continuous
I was rocketing
you were rocketing
he/she/it was rocketing
we were rocketing
you were rocketing
they were rocketing
Past perfect
I had rocketed
you had rocketed
he/she/it had rocketed
we had rocketed
you had rocketed
they had rocketed
Past perfect continuous
I had been rocketing
you had been rocketing
he/she/it had been rocketing
we had been rocketing
you had been rocketing
they had been rocketing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will rocket
you will rocket
he/she/it will rocket
we will rocket
you will rocket
they will rocket
Future continuous
I will be rocketing
you will be rocketing
he/she/it will be rocketing
we will be rocketing
you will be rocketing
they will be rocketing
Future perfect
I will have rocketed
you will have rocketed
he/she/it will have rocketed
we will have rocketed
you will have rocketed
they will have rocketed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rocketing
you will have been rocketing
he/she/it will have been rocketing
we will have been rocketing
you will have been rocketing
they will have been rocketing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would rocket
you would rocket
he/she/it would rocket
we would rocket
you would rocket
they would rocket
Conditional continuous
I would be rocketing
you would be rocketing
he/she/it would be rocketing
we would be rocketing
you would be rocketing
they would be rocketing
Conditional perfect
I would have rocket
you would have rocket
he/she/it would have rocket
we would have rocket
you would have rocket
they would have rocket
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rocketing
you would have been rocketing
he/she/it would have been rocketing
we would have been rocketing
you would have been rocketing
they would have been rocketing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you rocket
we let´s rocket
you rocket
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
rocketing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKET»
The term «rocket» is very widely used and occupies the
8.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «ROCKET»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
rocket.
It's only rock and roll, my god! It's not rocket science.
When you launch in a rocket, you're not really flying that rocket. You're just sort of hanging on.
It's not rocket science to make a movie.
I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
Significant officials at publicly traded companies are casually and cavalierly engaged in insider trading. Because insider trading has as one of its elements communication, it doesn't take rocket science to realize it's nice to have the communication on tape.
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.
If you put somebody on a crack pipe and give them a 9 mm Baretta, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what's going to happen next.
A great deal of my battle, as an actor, is to whittle away the things that make me self-conscious and try to trick myself into not being self-conscious. So, it's always a challenge, whether I'm lying in a hospital bed or flying around with a rocket pack on my back, or what have you. On the best of days, it's a challenge for me.
Rocket science has been mythologized all out of proportion to its true difficulty.
What I do is not rocket science, but I sure do love it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKET»
Discover the use of
rocket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rocket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rocket Propulsion Elements
The definitive text on rocket propulsion—now revised to reflect advancements in the field For sixty years, Sutton's Rocket Propulsion Elements has been regarded as the single most authoritative sourcebook on rocket propulsion technology.
George P. Sutton, Oscar Biblarz, 2011
2
Solid
Rocket Propulsion Technology
This book, a translation of the French title Technologie des Propergols Solides, offers otherwise unavailable information on the subject of solid propellants and their use in rocket propulsion.
3
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to ...
Rocket Surgery Made Easy adds demonstration videos to the proven mix of clear writing, before-and-after examples, witty illustrations, and practical advice that made Don't Make Me Think so popular.
The author traces the boyhood enthusiasm for rockets that eventually led to a career at NASA, describing how he built model rockets in the family garage in West Virginia, inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. Reprint.
5
History of Liquid Propellant
Rocket Engines
Liquid propellant rocket engines have propelled all the manned space flights, all the space vehicles flying to the planets or deep space, virtually all satellites, and the majority of medium range or intercontinental range ballistic ...
The upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitor's son, causes some strange situations as it passes through twenty floors of apartments.
7
Liquid
rocket engine combustion instability
This book is the first published in the United States on the subject since NASA's Liquid Rocket Combustion Instability (NASA SP-194) in 1972.
Vigor Yang, William E. Anderson, 1995
8
Non-
Rocket Space Launch and Flight
In recent years scientists have investigated a series of new methods for non-rocket space launch, which promise to revolutionize space launches and flight.
9
Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and ...
In most cases, the ®nal velocity of the rocket needs to be known, and here the
appropriate value is the mass ratio when all the fuel is exhausted. Unless
otherwise stated, the ®nal mass ratio should be assumed. The rocket equation
shows that ...
Martin J. L. Turner, 2008
10
It's ONLY
Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English
'Space tourism' is becoming a reality. This text explains the basics of what is involved in getting into space, from building the rocket and choosing where to go, to planning the mission and getting home again.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKET»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
rocket is used in the context of the following news items.
Russian rocket takes off to resupply ISS after 2 previous missions …
Minutes later, the Soyuz-U cargo vehicle successfully separated from the rest of the rocket, according to the Russian Federal Space Agency, also called ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Unmanned SpaceX rocket explodes after Florida launch
An unmanned American Falcon-9 rocket has broken apart in flames minutes after lifting off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Debris from the SpaceX vehicle ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Israel Strikes Back After Palestinian Rocket Attack
Israeli police explosive experts on June 7, 2015 survey the scene in a sunflower field where a rocket exploded the day before near Ashkelon in southern Israel. «Newsweek, Jun 15»
Terrorist Rockets Hit Israel
A terrorist rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Southern Israel near the heavily populated town of Ashkelon, the Israeli Army confirmed Tuesday afternoon. «Washington Free Beacon, May 15»
Rocket with secretive space plane aboard launched
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance beat the weather Wednesday to launch its Atlas V rocket carrying the Air Force's secretive X-37B space ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
Russian rocket carrying satellite burns up over Siberia
A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite has malfunctioned and burnt up over Siberia soon after launch on Saturday, Russia's space agency says. «BBC News, May 15»
SpaceX rocket crashes into barge after failed landing
A SpaceX rocket has crashed into a floating ocean platform, after hitting it too hard ... The first-stage booster rocket was returning to earth after helping fire a ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
Rocket Launching NASA Satellites Tonight May Spawn Bright …
A rocket launch tonight (March 12) may generate a glowing cloud visible from large stretches of North America. The potential sky show will be the artifact of ... «Space.com, Mar 15»
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a space weather satellite has successfully launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its third ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
SpaceX rocket launch scrubbed at Cape
The rocket is to carry the DSCOVR satellite into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DSCOVR would help scientists assess solar ... «Orlando Sentinel, Feb 15»
