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steam turbine

steam tur·bine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [steem tur-bin, -bahyn]
    • /stim ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn/
    • /stiːm ˈtɜː.baɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [steem tur-bin, -bahyn]
    • /stim ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn/

Definitions of steam turbine words

  • noun steam turbine a turbine driven by steam pressure. 1
  • noun steam turbine a turbine driven by steam 0
  • noun steam turbine a turbine turned by steam moving under great pressure 0
  • noun steam turbine A steam turbine is a type of electric power generator in which a shaft is made to rotate by the movement of steam past sets of blades arranged in circles. 0
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Origin of steam turbine

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Steam turbine

noun
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steam turbine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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