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Detailed Synonyms for ion engine in English
ion engine:
ion engine [the ~] nom
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the ion engine
– a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field 1the ion engine– a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field 1