steam turbine

English

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.

Derived terms

turbine steamer (TS) (a steamer (watercraft) powered by a steam turbine steam engine)

Translations

system through which steam is passed

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: höyryturbiini (fi)
German: Dampfturbine (de) f
Hebrew: טוּרְבִּינַת קִיטוֹר‎ (he) f (turbinat kitor)
Irish: tuirbín gaile m
Navajo: siil béésh náyoołbaał

Norwegian:
Bokmål: dampturbin m

Nynorsk: dampturbin m
Polish: turbina parowa
Russian: парова́я турби́на f (parovája turbína)
Swedish: ångturbin c

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.