turbofan
turbofan noun: a turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.
Noun
turbofan (plural turbofans)
- A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.
- Turbofans are always multispool engines.2005, Ronald D. Flack, Fundamentals of Jet Propulsion with Applications
- Synonyms:
- fanjet
- An aircraft with such engines.
- Synonyms:
- fanjet
Synonyms of turbofan
Forms of turbofan
| plural | turbofans |
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Origin of turbofan
From turbo- + fan.
Words formed from turbofan
Questions about turbofan
- What does turbofan mean?
- Turbofan means a turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.
- What part of speech is turbofan?
- Turbofan is a noun.
- What is the plural of turbofan?
- The plural of turbofan is turbofans.
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