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ion engine

DEFINITIONS OF: ion engine

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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

Type of:
reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine
a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
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