mass ratio
noun
the ratio of the mass of a fully-fuelled rocket at liftoff to the mass of the rocket without fuel
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With contragravity, of course, terms like "escape-velocity" and "mass-ratio" were of purely antiquarian interest.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrThe mass ratio necessary to inject the Aztec into its moon trajectory had precluded fuel beyond the absolute minimum needed.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
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