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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-PROPULSION

self-propulsion  [ˌselfprəˈpʌlʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-PROPULSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Propulsion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-PROPULSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-propulsion in the English dictionary

The definition of self-propulsion in the dictionary is propulsion of a vehicle through its own source of tractive power rather than by an external means.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-PROPULSION


avulsion
əˈvʌlʃən
compulsion
kəmˈpʌlʃən
convulsion
kənˈvʌlʃən
divulsion
daɪˈvʌlʃən
emulsion
ɪˈmʌlʃən
evulsion
ɪˈvʌlʃən
expulsion
ɪkˈspʌlʃən
impulsion
ɪmˈpʌlʃən
propulsion
prəˈpʌlʃən
pulsion
ˈpʌlʃən
repulsion
rɪˈpʌlʃən
retropulsion
ˌrɛtrəʊˈpʌlʃən
revulsion
rɪˈvʌlʃən
ultion
ˈʌlʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-PROPULSION

self-pollination
self-portrait
self-possessed
self-possessedly
self-possession
self-praise
self-preoccupied
self-preservation
self-pride
self-proclaimed
self-professed
self-promotion
self-pronouncing
self-propagating
self-propelled
self-propelling
self-protection
self-protective
self-publicist
self-punishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-PROPULSION

commission
conversion
decision
discussion
division
exclusion
expression
extension
fusion
jet propulsion
matt emulsion
mission
occasion
passion
permission
rocket propulsion
session
submission
suspension
television

Synonyms and antonyms of self-propulsion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-propulsion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-PROPULSION

Find out the translation of self-propulsion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-propulsion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-propulsion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自推进
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autopropulsión
570 millions of speakers

English

self-propulsion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म प्रणोदन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدفع الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самодвижение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto - propulsão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-পরিচালনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auto- propulsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggerak diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eigenantrieb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己推進
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자체 추진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Propulsion dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự đẩy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய உந்துவிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म-प्रणोदन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendi kendine tahrik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- propulsione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

własny napęd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

саморух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- propulsie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - πρόωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- aandrywing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självdrivning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selv fremdrift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-propulsion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-PROPULSION»

The term «self-propulsion» is normally little used and occupies the 146.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-PROPULSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-propulsion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-PROPULSION»

Discover the use of self-propulsion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-propulsion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Basic Ship Propulsion
If the self-propulsion experiment is to be carried out for only one value of the load factor (1 + x), then for each speed Vm the value of the force F is calculated in advance using Eqns. (8.19) or (8.20), and with the model moving steadily with the  ...
J. P. Ghose, R. P. Gokarn, 2004
2
Ship Resistance and Propulsion: Practical Estimation of ...
Model Self-propulsion Test Analysis The following data relate to the self- propulsion test on the model of a single-screw ship. The data are for the ship self- propulsion point, as described in Chapter 8 and Figure 8.9. Model speed: 1.33 m/ s, ...
Anthony F. Molland, Stephen R. Turnock, Dominic A. Hudson, 2011
3
Naval Hydrodynamics: Boundary Layer Stability and ...
TABLE 3 Self-propulsion and Towed Test Data and Wake Survey L .267 .166 . 271 1.14 5.57 .408 2.11 5.42 1.50 T .153 .201 .495 1.58 3.92 .130 1.60 3.87 1.39 w = Effective wake, P^. = Total resistance from towing test (kg.), Ry, = Wave ...
‎1979
4
Marine Propellers and Propulsion
The ship self-propulsion point being defined when the towing force (F) on the carriage is equal to the scale effect correction on viscous resistance (FD), equation (12.31). The required thrust TS and self-propulsion point of the ship is determined ...
John Carlton, 2012
5
Theoretical, Experimental and Numerical Contributions to the ...
References [1] T. B. Benjamin and A. T. Ellis, Self-propulsion of asymmetrically ribraling bubbles, J. Fluid Mech., 212, 65-80 (1990). (2) L. van Wijngaarden, The mean rise velocity of pair wise interacting hubbies in liquid, ). Fluid Mech., 251.
James Casey, Marcel J. Crochet, 1995
6
Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Context ...
From the confusion matrices (Table 3 and Table 4), self-propulsion and non- activity category were usually detected with good accuracy. This could be due to the very distinguishable features such as high resultant acceleration with wheelchair ...
Constantine Stephanidis, 2011
7
19th Natural Philosophy Alliance Proceedings
Thus, we may assume that the self-propulsion is due to the superconducting material simulated by zero magnetic permeability which it seems to be non compatible with the classical laws. The basic verification has been done experimentally.
Greg Volk
8
Seventeenth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics: Wakes, Free ...
At last we can calculate the self -propulsion factors in the self-propelled state. Computing time for one speed is about five minutes on FACOM M780/20, VP-200 . In order to investigate the effect of the rudder on the propulsive performance of the ...
‎1989
9
From Action to Cognition
One could object, however, that although the object's observable behavior in these events did not display any direct sign of self-propulsion, it did not exhibit positive evidence to the contrary either: the object's behavior after all could have been ...
Claes Von Hofsten, Kerstin Rosander, 2007
10
Physical Management in Neurological Rehabilitation
Wheelchair provision promotes independence, although there is a debate regarding self-propulsion in the early stages of rehabilitation (Blower, 1988). In hemiplegic patients, self-propelling a wheelchair is a unilateral activity involving only the ...
Maria Stokes, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-PROPULSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-propulsion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How water striders' leg hairs create 'magic formula' to repel water
The study's authors write: 'Self-propulsion is remarkable at this scale, where surface effects and specifically contact angle hysteresis could impede motion. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
"It might feel sad if I hadn't painted my eyelashes shut"
Wednesday, 11am: I am mowing an acre of grass with our old lawnmower. It is as trusty as my Nissan but for years has not had a working self-propulsion lever. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Stop Making "Jokes" Like The One on This West End Tavern Receipt
But social media, in its infinite self-propulsion, disagreed (or didn't care). Facebook sunk its teeth into the original SnapChat message and disseminated ... «Cleveland Scene Weekly, May 15»
4
Velella sightings abound on Malibu beaches
... but these marine organisms aren't exactly invaders, since they have no means of self-propulsion and can only go where the currents and winds drive them. «Malibu Surfside News, May 15»
5
Liquid metals Self-propelled droplets
Much simpler motors are required to allow self-propulsion of millimetre-sized machines or robots in aqueous environments. Jie Zhang and colleagues now ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
6
Liquid metal discovery paves way for shape-shifting robots
BEIJING, CHINA - It may look like nothing more than a small ball of metal, but the shape-shifting and self-propulsion abilities of a liquid metal alloy discovered by ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
7
The monowheel was tech's improvement on bicycles. It didn't catch on.
The first reliable report of self-propulsion by means of pedal power dates to the early 1860s. Almost immediately inventors were attempting to do away with the ... «Mashable, Mar 15»
8
Geckos found to have skin mechanism that flings off water (w/ video)
Self-propulsion of water droplets from the skin (orientated horizontally) when cooled below the dew point. The field of view is 9.73 mm x 3.624 mm. Captured at ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
9
Microscopic Motors Journey Though Mice
That may seem too small to boast any kind of self-propulsion, and prior to the creation of these missiles, you would be right. Wei Gao, a researcher at the ... «Nature World News, Jan 15»
10
Super Crane is Being Prepped for its Next Mission
With neither a steering system nor self-propulsion, it will be moved and positioned by tugboats, and maneuvered by anchors running out 600 feet from the sides, ... «Rockland County Times, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Self-Propulsion [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-propulsion>. May 2024 ».
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