propulsive
Creating forward motion
Propulsive describes something that drives forward or provides thrust.
A propulsive force pushes an object through space or water.
The word extends to anything with forward momentum or driving energy: a propulsive beat, a propulsive narrative.
Music or writing described as propulsive has an urgent, forward-moving quality that carries the listener or reader along.
Controlling a vehicle
- pulsingBeating with rhythm
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- relentlessContinuing without pause
beat · tempo · syncopation · groove · cadence · percussion · drumming · bassline
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- jetForced fluid stream
- engineMachine producing motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- exhaustUse up entirely
launch · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · afterburner · combustion · throttle · aerodynamics
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- forceStrength or compulsion
- impulseSudden urge to act
speed · kinetic · trajectory · thrust · torque · driving · forward · unstoppable
Having great physical energy
- dynamicActive and changing
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- powerfulHaving great strength
- spiritedFull of vim
animated · vital · kinetic · exuberant · vibrant · charged · electrifying · surging
Product of mass, velocity
- paceSpeed of movement
- urgencyPressing need for action
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
page-turner · gripping · tension · climax · driven · relentless · unfolding · escalating
driving
Controlling a vehicle
relentless · beat · tempo · syncopation · groove · cadence · percussion · drumming · bassline · throbbing
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
exhaust · launch · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · afterburner · combustion · throttle · aerodynamics · lift
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- forceStrength or compulsion
impulse · speed · kinetic · trajectory · thrust · torque · driving · forward · unstoppable · relentless
vigorous
Having great physical energy
spirited · animated · vital · kinetic · exuberant · vibrant · charged · electrifying · surging · explosive
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
thriller · page-turner · gripping · tension · climax · driven · relentless · unfolding · escalating · breathless
propulsivebraking
Reducing speed deliberately
retarding · decelerating · stationary · immobile · static
- nuclear propulsionMovement powered by reactors
- jet propulsionMotion via expelled mass
- propulsion systemEquipment generating motive force
- rocket propulsionThrust from expelled gases
- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNASA spacecraft development facility