Brennschluss
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See also: brennschluss and Brennschluß
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Brennschluss.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Brennschluss (plural Brennschlüsse)
- The moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
- 1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:
- The white line, abruptly, has stopped its climb. That would be fuel cutoff, end of burning, what’s their word... Brennschluss. We don’t have one. Or else it’s classified.
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Brennschluß (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Brennschluss m (strong, genitive Brennschlusses, plural Brennschlüsse)
- Brennschluss (moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Brennschluss [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
genitive | eines | des | Brennschlusses | der | Brennschlüsse |
dative | einem | dem | Brennschluss, Brennschlusse1 | den | Brennschlüssen |
accusative | einen | den | Brennschluss | die | Brennschlüsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
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