retropulsive

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adjective

That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant.

OriginLatin pellere →
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Meanings

adjectiveretropulsive (comparative more retropulsive, superlative most retropulsive)

comparative more retropulsive · superlative most retropulsive

  1. That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant.
  2. Exhibiting or relating to retropulsion.

Origin

  1. Latinpellere
  2. Englishretropulsive

From retro- + Latin pellere, pulsum (“to impel”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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