Explore Coilgun through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Coilgun in a sentence
Coilgun meaning
Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means
Using Coilgun
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means
Context around Coilgun
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Coilgun
- In this selection, "coilgun" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using and systems stand out and add context to how "coilgun" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include essentially a coilgun that magnetically and of using coilgun systems that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "coilgun" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with coilgun
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
ETC requires much less energy input from outside sources, like a battery, than a railgun or a coilgun would. (19 words)
The thought of using coilgun systems that fire relatively light, ferromagnetic slugs is also floated in the 2012 paper, but sulfur-adapted systems don’t yet exist. (27 words)
Although any device used to propel a ballistic payload is technically a mass driver, in this context a mass driver is essentially a coilgun that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload. (37 words)
Although any device used to propel a ballistic payload is technically a mass driver, in this context a mass driver is essentially a coilgun that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload. (37 words)
The thought of using coilgun systems that fire relatively light, ferromagnetic slugs is also floated in the 2012 paper, but sulfur-adapted systems don’t yet exist. (27 words)
ETC requires much less energy input from outside sources, like a battery, than a railgun or a coilgun would. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
The thought of using coilgun systems that fire relatively light, ferromagnetic slugs is also floated in the 2012 paper, but sulfur-adapted systems don’t yet exist.
Although any device used to propel a ballistic payload is technically a mass driver, in this context a mass driver is essentially a coilgun that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload.
ETC requires much less energy input from outside sources, like a battery, than a railgun or a coilgun would.