resistojet

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noun

A method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid, using an electric resistance heater.

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Meanings

nounresistojet (countable and uncountable, plural resistojets)

plural resistojets · alternative resisto-jet

  1. uncountableaerospaceA method of spacecraft propulsion (electric propulsion) that provides thrust by heating a (typically non-reactive) fluid, using an electric resistance heater.
  2. countablespace flightA spacecraft that uses such method of propulsion.

Origin

From resist + -o- + jet.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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