- gas turbine
- noun Date: 1904 an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
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gas turbine
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gas turbine — ► NOUN ▪ a turbine driven by expanding hot gases produced by burning fuel, as in a jet engine … English terms dictionary
gas turbine — n. a turbine driven by the pressure of a burning mixture of compressed air and fuel … English World dictionary
gas turbine — noun count a type of engine in which hot gas produced by burning fuel turns a wheel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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gas turbine — i. A turbine rotated by expanding gases, as in a turbojet engine or in a turbocharger. Turbine rotated by expanding gases from combustion chamber. ii. A gas turbine engine. See gas turbine engine … Aviation dictionary
gas turbine — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gas turbine : singular gas turbine plural gas turbines a type of engine in which hot gas produced by burning fuel turns a wheel … English dictionary
gas turbine — noun turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine • Hypernyms: ↑turbine • Part Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
gas turbine — noun An internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor. Syn: gas turbine engine … Wiktionary
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gas turbine — dujų turbina statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Variklis, kurios darbinė medžiaga yra didelio slėgio ir temperatūros dujinio ar skystojo kuro degimo produktai. atitikmenys: angl. gas turbine vok. Gasturbine, f rus. газовая турбина, f pranc.… … Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas
