"turbofan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turbofans [plural]
Etymology: From turbo- + fan. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|turbo|fan}} turbo- + fan Head templates: {{en-noun}} turbofan (plural turbofans)
  1. (aviation) A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft. Wikidata QID: Q654051 Synonyms: fanjet Hypernyms: jet engine, engine Translations (turbojet engine): 渦輪風扇 /涡轮风扇 (wōlún fēngshàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ohivirtausmoottori (Finnish), turbofán [masculine] (Spanish), turboventilador [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-turbofan-en-noun-en:Q654051 Categories (other): Aviation, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with turbo-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with turbo-: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'turbojet engine': 79 21
  2. An aircraft with such engines. Wikidata QID: Q126041286 Synonyms: fanjet
    Sense id: en-turbofan-en-noun-en:Q126041286
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: geared turbofan Related terms: propfan, turbine, turboprop, turboshaft, aircraft engine (english: usually hypernymous), gas turbine, propjet

Inflected forms

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