REACTION TURBINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("reaction turbine" is a kind of...):

turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)

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