Explore Magsail through 5 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Magsail in a sentence
Using Magsail
- In the example corpus, magsail often appears in combinations such as: the magsail.
Context around Magsail
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magsail
- In this selection, "magsail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, appears stand out and add context to how "magsail" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of a magsail s orbit and of the magsail and perhaps. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magsail" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magsail
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The magsail appears as a crucial plot device in The Children's Hour, a Man-Kzin Wars novel by Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling (1991). (26 words)
The same process in reverse can be used to lower or circularize the apogee of a magsail's orbit when it arrives at a destination planet. (26 words)
The two then proceeded to elaborate their analysis of the magsail for interplanetary, interstellar, and planetary orbital propulsion in a series of papers published from 1988 through the 1990s. (29 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)
This capability is the most unusual feature of the magsail, and perhaps the most significant in the long term. In typical magnetic sail designs, the magnetic field is generated by a loop of superconducting wire. (35 words)
The two then proceeded to elaborate their analysis of the magsail for interplanetary, interstellar, and planetary orbital propulsion in a series of papers published from 1988 through the 1990s. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
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.
The magsail appears as a crucial plot device in The Children's Hour, a Man-Kzin Wars novel by Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling (1991).
The same process in reverse can be used to lower or circularize the apogee of a magsail's orbit when it arrives at a destination planet.
The two then proceeded to elaborate their analysis of the magsail for interplanetary, interstellar, and planetary orbital propulsion in a series of papers published from 1988 through the 1990s.
This capability is the most unusual feature of the magsail, and perhaps the most significant in the long term. In typical magnetic sail designs, the magnetic field is generated by a loop of superconducting wire.
Common combinations with magsail
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: