Meaning

1 senses
  1. A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.

    Dampfturbine

    парова́я турби́наparovája turbína, паротурби́наparoturbína

    парова турбінаparova turbina

More definitions
  • turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

Examples

2 sentences
  1. This is a steam turbine.

  2. In a heat exchanger, the molten salt turns water into steam for turbines that turn electrical generators.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
system through which steam is passed:
Русский
By meaning 1
system through which steam is passed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
system through which steam is passed:

Forms

plural: steam turbines
Singularsteam turbine
Pluralsteam turbines

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

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