English Explanatory Dictionary

retropulsive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

retropulsive more retropulsive most retropulsive

Etymology

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

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