resistojet

See also: resisto-jet

English

Alternative forms

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.

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