"Tesla turbine" meaning in All languages combined

See Tesla turbine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Tesla turbines [plural]
Etymology: Invented by Nikola Tesla in 1913. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tesla turbine (plural Tesla turbines)
  1. A kind of bladeless centripetal flow turbine.
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