coilgun

See also: coil gun

English

Etymology

From coil +‎ gun. From being a projectile ejecting device whose launcher tube is wrapped in electromagnetic coils.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɪl.ɡʌn/

Noun

coilgun (plural coilguns)

1. Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means

Synonyms

• Gauss gun

 

Coordinate terms

• electric gun
• railgun

 

Translations

any device that uses electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 線圈砲／线圈炮 (xiànquānpào)

• Dutch: spoelgeweer
• Finnish: käämitykki
• French: canon magnétique m, canon de Gauss m
• German: Gaußgewehr n
• Italian: cannone di Gauss m
• Japanese: コイルガン (koirugan)
• Portuguese: canhão eletromagnético m, canhão de Gauss m
• Russian: пу́шка Гаусса f (púška Gaussa)
• Spanish: cañón de bobina m, cañón de Gauss m

Anagrams

• gluonic, unlogic