rotodynamic

English

Etymology

roto- +‎ dynamic

Adjective

rotodynamic (not comparable)

  1. (of a pump) In which energy is continuously imparted to the pumped fluid by means of a rotating impeller, propeller, or rotor (unlike a positive displacement pump, in which a fluid is moved by trapping a fixed amount of fluid and forcing the trapped volume into the pump's discharge).
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