throttleable

[ throt-l-uh-buhl ]

adjective

, Rocketry.

1. capable of having the thrust varied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of throttleable¹

First recorded in 1955–60; throttle + -able

Example Sentences

The engines, which have performed well in early tests, are liquid-fueled and throttleable, which means you can step on the gas or ease back as needed—the kind of flexibility required for a soft landing on Mars.

From Time

Here is a man who built the first bipropellant throttleable rocket engine, who once met Neil Armstrong, who lived in Houston, Arizona and California.

From Washington Times

I really liked the ‘throttleable’ nature of the light allowed me to set just how bright the Paperwhite screen would be.

From Forbes

Operationally, the Bloodhound rocket "is fully throttleable," Green says.

From Scientific American

All eight throttleable retrorockets on the descent stage, also called the Mars landing engine, begin to fire to slow the craft down.

From Forbes