
Meaning of ION ENGINE
Pronunciation: | | 'Iun 'enjun
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[n] 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 |
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| See Also: | | reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine | |
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