resistojet
See also: resisto-jet
English
Alternative forms
- resisto-jet
Etymology
resist + -o- + jet
Noun
resistojet (countable and uncountable, plural resistojets)
- (uncountable) A method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid.
- (countable) A spacecraft that uses such method of propulsion.
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