steam turbine


noun
  1. a turbine driven by steam pressure.

Origin of steam turbine

1
First recorded in 1890–95

Other words from steam turbine

  • steam-turbine, adjective

Words Nearby steam turbine

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How to use steam turbine in a sentence

  • Multiply that by an unknown number of millions and you have a description of what takes place in the interior of a steam turbine.

  • The steam turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine.

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British Dictionary definitions for steam turbine

steam turbine

noun
  1. a turbine driven by steam

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