steam turbine
steam turbine noun: 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.
Noun
steam turbine (plural steam turbines)
- 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.
- It was opened in 1904 as the largest traction power station in Europe and one of the first to use steam turbines, which have been the only game in town for power stations ever since.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 139
steam turbine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Sinhala
steam turbine in Hindi
- system through which steam is passed
- भाप टरबाइन bhāp ṭarbāin
steam turbine in Tamil
- system through which steam is passed
- நீராவிச்சுழலி nīrāviccuḻali
steam turbine in Bengali
- system through which steam is passed
- বাষ্পীয় টার্বাইন baśpiẏo ṭarbain
steam turbine in Sinhala
- system through which steam is passed
- වාෂ්ප ටර්බයිනය wāṣpa ṭarbayinaya
More languagesFewer languages
- steam turbine in Arabic
- عنفة بخارية
- steam turbine in Malay
- turbin stim
- steam turbine in Indonesian
- turbin uap
- steam turbine in Persian
- توربین بخار
- steam turbine in Thai
- กังหันไอน้ำ gang-hǎn-ai-náam
- steam turbine in Vietnamese
- động cơ tuốc bin hơi nước
Forms of steam turbine
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Words formed from steam turbine
Questions about steam turbine
- What does steam turbine mean?
- Steam turbine means 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.
- What is steam turbine in Hindi?
- Steam turbine in Hindi is भाप टरबाइन (bhāp ṭarbāin). See Steam turbine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is steam turbine?
- Steam turbine is a noun.
- What is the plural of steam turbine?
- The plural of steam turbine is steam turbines.
Words near steam turbine in the dictionary
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