ramscoop

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noun

A proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.

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Meanings

nounramscoop (plural ramscoops)

plural ramscoops

  1. space flightliteratureA proposed space travel technology using enormous electromagnetic fields as a scoop to collect and compress hydrogen and trigger thermonuclear fusion, thus powering the vessel.

Origin

Blend of ramjet + scoop.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ramscoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramscoop

MLA

“ramscoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramscoop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramscoop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramscoop.

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