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REACTION TURBINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reaction turbine mean?
• REACTION TURBINE (noun)
The noun REACTION TURBINE has 1 sense:
1. a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust
Familiarity information: REACTION TURBINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("reaction turbine" is a kind of...):
turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)
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