Turbine+wheel

  • 21Turbine Pelton — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pelton (homonymie). Roue Pelton Une turbine Pelton est un type de turbine hydraulique utilisée dans les centrales hydroélectriques. El …

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  • 22Wheel — A wheel is a circular device that is capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation whilst supporting a load (mass), or performing labour in machines. A wheel, together with an axle overcomes friction by facilitating… …

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  • 23wheel — Synonyms and related words: BMOC, Charybdis, Ferris wheel, O, Procrustean bed, airscrew, alternate, annular muscle, annulus, areola, arsis, association, aureole, auto, avert, balance wheel, be here again, beat, bed of Procrustes, bevel gear,… …

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  • 24turbine — /ˈtɜbaɪn / (say terbuyn), Originally US / bən/ (say buhn) noun 1. any of a class of hydraulic motors in which a vaned wheel or runner is made to revolve by the impingement of a free jet of fluid (impulse turbine or action turbine) or by the… …

  • 25turbine — tur|bine [ˈtə:baın US ˈtə:rbın, baın] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin turbo fast spinning movement, whirlwind ] an engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around →↑gas turbine, ↑wind turbine …

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  • 26turbine — noun (C) an engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around see also: gas turbine, wind turbine …

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  • 27turbine — UK [ˈtɜː(r)baɪn] / US [ˈtɜrˌbaɪn] noun [countable] Word forms turbine : singular turbine plural turbines physics an engine or a machine that uses the pressure of liquid or gas on a wheel to get power …

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  • 28turbine — [19] Latin turbō denoted ‘whirl’, ‘whirling thing’, or ‘whirlwind’, and also ‘spinning top’ (it was related to turba ‘disturbance, crowd’, source of English disturb, trouble, etc). From it around 1824 was coined French turbine, applied originally …

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  • 29turbine — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)baɪn, AM bɪn[/t]] turbines N COUNT A turbine is a machine or engine which uses a stream of air, gas, water, or steam to turn a wheel and produce power …

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  • 30turbine — [19] Latin turbō denoted ‘whirl’, ‘whirling thing’, or ‘whirlwind’, and also ‘spinning top’ (it was related to turba ‘disturbance, crowd’, source of English disturb, trouble, etc). From it around 1824 was coined French turbine, applied originally …

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