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Definition: Ramjet |
RamjetNoun1. A simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | = ramjet engine. (references) |
Industry | The ram-jet has no turbo-compressor, the feed air being forced in by the speed of motion alone and compressed in the combustion chamber under the effect of a duct. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
RAMJET | Greek | θερμοπροωστική μηχανή | Industry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: RamjetSynonyms: atherodyde (n), athodyd (n), flying drainpipe (n), ramjet engine (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ramjet |
| English words defined with "ramjet": ramjet engine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ramjet": aeroduct, air augmented rocket ♦ direct air cycle, ducted rocket ♦ free-stream capture area ♦ hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ramjet engine ♦ Lorin tube ♦ ram-rocket, rocket ramjet ♦ two-dimensional ramjet. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Roger Ramjet (1965) | |
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Theater & Movies | |
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Expressions using "ramjet": hypersonic ramjet ♦ hypersonic ramjet engine ♦ ramjet engine. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ramjet | 41 |
ramjet roger | 20 |
engine ramjet | 14 |
350 ramjet | 9 |
502 ramjet | 8 |
nuclear ramjet | 5 |
build ramjet | 2 |
helicopter ramjet | 2 |
ramjet transformer | 2 |
bussard ramjet | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ramjet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | ram-motor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), ramjetmotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), stato-reaktor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), hypersonisk ramjet (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Dutch | stuwstraalmotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), hypersone raketmotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), athodyde (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Finnish | yliäänipatoputkimoottori (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), yliäänipatoputkikone (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), patoputki (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), patomoottori (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
French | thermopropulseur (hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), statoréacteur hypersonique (hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), statoréacteur (hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
German | Staustrahltriebwerk (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Greek | RAMJET (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), στατοαντιδραστήρας (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), υπερυπερηχητικός στατοαντιδραστήρας (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), είδοσ αεριωθούμενησ μηχανήσ, αεροθερμοδυναμικός αυλός (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), αεροθερμοδυναμική μηχανή (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), αθόδυλος (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), θερμοπροωστική μηχανή (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tolósugár-hajtómű (ramjet engine). (various references) | |
Italian | termopropulsore (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), statoreattore (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), autoreattore ad autogetto (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amjetray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | termopropulsor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), estato-reactor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Russian | прямоточный воздушнореактивный двигатель. (various references) | |
Spanish | termopropulsor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), estatorreactor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Swedish | rammraketmotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), rammotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine), hypersonisk rammotor (aero-thermodynamic duct, athodyd, hypersonic ramjet, hypersonic ram-jet, hypersonic ramjet engine, ram-jet, ram-jet engine). (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องยนต์ไอพ่น. (various references) | |
Turkish | tepkili jet. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ramjet": ramjets. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ramjet": scramjet. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ramjet": scramjets. (additional references) | |
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"Ramjet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Namjim, Rajat, Rajit, ramet, ramjam, Ramjee, Ramjuttun, ramleh, Ramlet, Ramljak, rampet, Ranjeet, Ranjen, Ranjit, Ranjith, Ratjen, ratjet, rejet, remnet. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-j-m-r-t" | |
-1 letter: armet, mater, ramet, tamer. | |
-2 letters: mare, mart, mate, meat, meta, rate, ream, tame, tare, team, tear, term, tram. | |
-3 letters: are, arm, art, ate, ear, eat, era, eta, jam, jar, jet, mae, mar, mat, met, raj, ram, rat, rem, ret, tae, taj, tam, tar, tea. | |
-4 letters: ae, am, ar, at, em, er, et, ma, me, re, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-j-m-r-t" | |
+1 letter: ramjets. | |
+2 letters: scramjet. | |
+3 letters: majorette, scramjets. | |
+4 letters: majorettes, majorities. | |
+5 letters: adjournment, megaproject. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 61 6D 6A 65 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. .- -- .--- . - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100001 01101101 01101010 01100101 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R a m j e t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0061 006D 006A 0065 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)526779767186 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Abbreviations 10. Acronyms 11. Derivations 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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