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steam turbine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

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.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

turbine steamer

Translations (50)

pt turbina a vapor (system through which steam is passed) · fi höyryturbiini (system through which steam is passed) · fy stoomturbine (system through which steam is passed) · gl turbina de vapor (system through which steam is passed) · bn বাষ্পীয় টার্বাইন (system through which steam is passed) · th กังหันไอน้ำ (system through which steam is passed) · he טוּרְבִּינַת קִיטוֹר (system through which steam is passed) · ca turbina de vapor (system through which steam is passed) · eu lurrun-turbina (system through which steam is passed) · ru парова́я турби́на (system through which steam is passed) · nb dampturbin (system through which steam is passed) · uz bugʻ turbinasi (system through which steam is passed) · io vaporoturbino (system through which steam is passed) · nn dampturbin (system through which steam is passed) · vi động cơ tuốc bin hơi nước (system through which steam is passed) · et auruturbiin (system through which steam is passed) · ta நீராவிச்சுழலி (system through which steam is passed) · hu gőzturbina (system through which steam is passed) · tr buhar türbini (system through which steam is passed) · sh parna turbina (system through which steam is passed) · id turbin uap (system through which steam is passed) · nv siil béésh náyoołbaał (system through which steam is passed) · ru паротурби́на (system through which steam is passed) · cmn 蒸汽渦輪發動機 /蒸汽涡轮发动机 (system through which steam is passed) · ja 蒸気タービン (system through which steam is passed) · it turbina a vapore (system through which steam is passed) · kk бу турбинасы (system through which steam is passed) · sv ångturbin (system through which steam is passed) · hi भाप टरबाइन (system through which steam is passed) · sk parná turbína (system through which steam is passed) · bg парна турбина (system through which steam is passed) · pl turbina parowa (system through which steam is passed) · cs parní turbína (system through which steam is passed) · sl parna turbina (system through which steam is passed) · de Dampfturbine (system through which steam is passed) · da dampturbine (system through which steam is passed) · fr turbine à vapeur (system through which steam is passed) · hy շոգետուրբին (system through which steam is passed) · ko 증기 터빈 (system through which steam is passed) · el ατμοστρόβιλος (system through which steam is passed) · ga tuirbín gaile (system through which steam is passed) · ar عنفة بخارية (system through which steam is passed) · ro turbină cu abur (system through which steam is passed) · lt garo turbina (system through which steam is passed) · es turbina de vapor (system through which steam is passed) · nl stoomturbine (system through which steam is passed) · si වාෂ්ප ටර්බයිනය (system through which steam is passed) · uk парова турбіна (system through which steam is passed) · fa توربین بخار (system through which steam is passed) · ms turbin stim (system through which steam is passed)