STEAM TURBINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steam turbine mean? 

• STEAM TURBINE (noun)
  The noun STEAM TURBINE has 1 sense:

1. turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

  Familiarity information: STEAM TURBINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEAM TURBINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("steam 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)