thermal rocket

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Definition of thermal rocket in English English dictionary

a rocket that is powered by a thermal source, such as a nuclear-thermal rocket or a solar-thermal rocket or a rocket powered by an energy beam such as a laser or microwave beam

Related Terms

nuclear-thermal rocket

a rocket with a thermal gas exhaust engine, whereby the thermal fluid is heated by the nuclear reactor

Hyphenation

ther·mal rock·et

Turkish pronunciation

thırmıl räkıt

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜərməl ˈräkət/ /ˈθɜrməl ˈrɑːkət/