steam turbine

noun

: a turbine that is driven by the pressure of steam discharged at high velocity against the turbine vanes

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The distinction must be drawn here between ground source heat and the geothermal resource used to drive the steam turbines used in large scale power generation. Pat Sapinsley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 In the engine room, Popek felt the boat lurch, its 35,000-shaft horsepower steam turbine powering down. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024 Engineers can harness this energy to heat water and generate electricity through a steam turbine, but the path to fusion isn’t completely straightforward. Sophie Blondel, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024 In the Shidao Bay test, two pebble-bed reactors connected to a 210-MWe steam turbine moderated their own nuclear reactions and safe temperatures were maintained, with the core shutting down in minutes. David Szondy, New Atlas, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for steam turbine 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of steam turbine was in 1860

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“Steam turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20turbine. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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steam turbine

noun
: a turbine that is driven by the pressure of steam discharged at high speed against the turbine blades

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