steam turbine

steam turbine

n. A turbine operated by highly pressurized steam directed against vanes on a rotor.

steam turbine

n (Mechanical Engineering) a turbine driven by steam

steam′ tur`bine

n. a turbine driven by steam pressure. [1890–95]

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steam turbine - turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turnturbine - rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate