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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A device used to deflect or repel other objects, or for flight stability.
2. 2
   A repulsor is either one of two drives located in the gauntlets of Iron Man's armor; they have been referred to as being magnetic, a blast of charged particles, and as a force beam. wordnet
3. 3
   a fictional anti-gravity device in the Star Wars Universe. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

repulsorliftrepulsorlift engine

Etymology

From repulse + -or.

Related phrases

repulsor beamrepulsor ray

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