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Noun Concept
Categories: Emerging technologies, Railguns, Artillery by type, Electromagnetic components, Spacecraft propulsion
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railgun  CARMAG  Electromagnetic gun  electromagnetic railgun  Gun launcher
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A railgun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. Wikipedia
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A railgun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. Wikipedia
An entirely electric gun which uses a homopolar motor to accelerate projectiles Wikipedia Disambiguation
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current for propelling a projectile down a track of two conductive rails. Wiktionary
Electromagnetic gun. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
gun
emerging technologies
linear motor
HAS KIND
plasma railgun
helical railgun
DIFFERENT FROM
coilgun
GREATER THAN
firearm
LESS THAN
firearm
USES
kinetic energy
electromagnetic field
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railgun
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railgun
Wiktionary
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railgun
Wikipedia Redirections
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CARMAG, Electromagnetic gun, electromagnetic railgun, Gun launcher, Linear gun, Magnetic accelerator gun, Rail-gun, rail cannon, rail gun, rail guns, railguns, Richard A. Marshall
Wikidata Alias
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rail gun

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