"steam turbine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steam turbines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam turbine (plural steam turbines)
  1. A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations. Derived forms: turbine steamer (alt: TS) (english: a steamer (watercraft) powered by a steam turbine steam engine) Translations (system through which steam is passed): عنفة بخارية (Arabic), շոգետուրբին (šogeturbin) (Armenian), lurrun-turbina (Basque), বাষ্পীয় টার্বাইন (baśpiẏo ṭarbain) (Bengali), парна турбина (parna turbina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), turbina de vapor [feminine] (Catalan), 蒸汽渦輪發動機 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒸汽涡轮发动机 (Chinese Mandarin), parní turbína [feminine] (Czech), dampturbine [common-gender] (Danish), stoomturbine [feminine] (Dutch), auruturbiin (Estonian), höyryturbiini (Finnish), turbine à vapeur [feminine] (French), turbina de vapor [feminine] (Galician), Dampfturbine [feminine] (German), ατμοστρόβιλος (atmostróvilos) [masculine] (Greek), טוּרְבִּינַת קִיטוֹר (turbinat kitor) [feminine] (Hebrew), भाप टरबाइन (bhāp ṭarbāin) (Hindi), gőzturbina (Hungarian), vaporoturbino (Ido), turbin uap (Indonesian), tuirbín gaile [masculine] (Irish), turbina a vapore [feminine] (Italian), 蒸気タービン (Japanese), бу турбинасы (bu turbinasy) (Kazakh), 증기 터빈 (jeunggi teobin) (Korean), garo turbina [feminine] (Lithuanian), turbin stim (Malay), siil béésh náyoołbaał (Navajo), dampturbin [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), dampturbin [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), توربین بخار (Persian), turbina parowa [feminine] (Polish), turbina a vapor [feminine] (Portuguese), turbină cu abur [feminine] (Romanian), парова́я турби́на (parovája turbína) [feminine] (Russian), parna turbina [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), වාෂ්ප ටර්බයිනය (wāṣpa ṭarbayinaya) (Sinhalese), parná turbína [feminine] (Slovak), parna turbina [feminine] (Slovene), turbina de vapor [feminine] (Spanish), ångturbin [common-gender] (Swedish), நீராவிச்சுழலி (nīrāviccuḻali) (Tamil), กังหันไอน้ำ (gang-hǎn-ai-náam) (Thai), buhar türbini (Turkish), парова турбіна (parova turbina) [feminine] (Ukrainian), bugʻ turbinasi (Uzbek), động cơ tuốc bin hơi nước (Vietnamese), stoomturbine (West Frisian)
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          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "عنفة بخارية"
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          "lang": "Basque",
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          "word": "lurrun-turbina"
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          "lang": "Bengali",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "蒸汽渦輪發動機"
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          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "蒸汽涡轮发动机"
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          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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          "word": "dampturbine"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "stoomturbine"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "auruturbiin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "höyryturbiini"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbine à vapeur"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbina de vapor"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Dampfturbine"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "atmostróvilos",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ατμοστρόβιλος"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "turbinat kitor",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "טוּרְבִּינַת קִיטוֹר"
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "bhāp ṭarbāin",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "भाप टरबाइन"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "gőzturbina"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "vaporoturbino"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "turbin uap"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tuirbín gaile"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbina a vapore"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "蒸気タービン"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bu turbinasy",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "бу турбинасы"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeunggi teobin",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "증기 터빈"
        },
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "garo turbina"
        },
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "turbin stim"
        },
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "siil béésh náyoołbaał"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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          ],
          "word": "dampturbin"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dampturbin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "توربین بخار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbina parowa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbina a vapor"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbină cu abur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "parovája turbína",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "парова́я турби́на"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "parna turbina"
        },
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          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "wāṣpa ṭarbayinaya",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "වාෂ්ප ටර්බයිනය"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "parná turbína"
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "parna turbina"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "turbina de vapor"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "ångturbin"
        },
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          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "nīrāviccuḻali",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "நீராவிச்சுழலி"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gang-hǎn-ai-náam",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "กังหันไอน้ำ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "buhar türbini"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "parova turbina",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "парова турбіна"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "bugʻ turbinasi"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
          "word": "động cơ tuốc bin hơi nước"
        },
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          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "蒸汽渦輪發動機"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "蒸汽涡轮发动机"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "parní turbína"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "auruturbiin"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "höyryturbiini"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "turbine à vapeur"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "turbina de vapor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dampfturbine"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "atmostróvilos",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ατμοστρόβιλος"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "turbinat kitor",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "טוּרְבִּינַת קִיטוֹר"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhāp ṭarbāin",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "भाप टरबाइन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "gőzturbina"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "vaporoturbino"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "turbin uap"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tuirbín gaile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbina a vapore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "蒸気タービン"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bu turbinasy",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "бу турбинасы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeunggi teobin",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "증기 터빈"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "garo turbina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "turbin stim"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "siil béésh náyoołbaał"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dampturbin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dampturbin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "توربین بخار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbina parowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbina a vapor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbină cu abur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parovája turbína",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "парова́я турби́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parna turbina"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "wāṣpa ṭarbayinaya",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "වාෂ්ප ටර්බයිනය"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parná turbína"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parna turbina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbina de vapor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ångturbin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "nīrāviccuḻali",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "நீராவிச்சுழலி"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gang-hǎn-ai-náam",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "กังหันไอน้ำ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "buhar türbini"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "parova turbina",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "парова турбіна"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "bugʻ turbinasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "động cơ tuốc bin hơi nước"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "system through which steam is passed",
      "word": "stoomturbine"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steam turbine"
}

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