Bussard is an English word starting with the letter B. With 8 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Bussard in a sentence
Using Bussard
- In the example corpus, bussard often appears in combinations such as: bussard ramjet, the bussard.
Context around Bussard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bussard
- In this selection, "bussard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, james, robert, ramjet, intended and magnetic stand out and add context to how "bussard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bussard intended to and magsail the bussard magnetic scoop. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bussard" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bussard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On November 5, 1997, she married James Bussard in Liberty, Missouri. (11 words)
Robert Zubrin and Dana Andrews analyzed one hypothetical version of the Bussard ramscoop and ramjet design in 1985. (18 words)
The earlier, Belter period features solar-system colonization and slower-than-light travel with fusion -powered and Bussard ramjet ships. (20 words)
Bussard intended to leave the board in 2021, but was talked into staying when the person elected to take the seat, Peter Nkemakolam, was declared ineligible because he did not live in Region 3. His is the seat carrying a two-year term. (43 words)
Because of this fear, humans have placed a Bussard ramjet field generator in close orbit around Down's sun, thus enabling them to destroy the Grog population should they ever take hostile action against any sentient species. (37 words)
Fictional uses The ancestor of the magsail, the Bussard magnetic scoop, first appeared in science-fiction in Poul Anderson 's 1967 short story To Outlive Eternity, which was followed by the novel Tau Zero in 1970. (36 words)
Example sentences (8)
Bussard intended to leave the board in 2021, but was talked into staying when the person elected to take the seat, Peter Nkemakolam, was declared ineligible because he did not live in Region 3. His is the seat carrying a two-year term.
On November 5, 1997, she married James Bussard in Liberty, Missouri.
Artist's conception of a Bussard ramjet. A major component of an actual ramjet a miles-wide electromagnetic field is invisible.
Because of this fear, humans have placed a Bussard ramjet field generator in close orbit around Down's sun, thus enabling them to destroy the Grog population should they ever take hostile action against any sentient species.
Fictional uses The ancestor of the magsail, the Bussard magnetic scoop, first appeared in science-fiction in Poul Anderson 's 1967 short story To Outlive Eternity, which was followed by the novel Tau Zero in 1970.
Robert Bussard proposed the single stage to orbit "Aspen" vehicle using a nuclear thermal rocket for propulsion and liquid hydrogen propellant for partial shielding against neutron back scattering in the lower atmosphere.
Robert Zubrin and Dana Andrews analyzed one hypothetical version of the Bussard ramscoop and ramjet design in 1985.
The earlier, Belter period features solar-system colonization and slower-than-light travel with fusion -powered and Bussard ramjet ships.
Common combinations with bussard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: