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| external-combustion engine |
an engine in which the combustion of fuel occurs outside the cylinder or turbine, as in a steam engine. |
| penstock |
a tube, trough, or other conduit for carrying water to a water wheel or turbine. [1/2 definitions] |
| rotary engine |
an engine in which rotation is produced by supplying power directly to the rotary parts, such as a turbine. [1/2 definitions] |
| stator |
the stationary part of a motor, dynamo, turbine, or the like, usu. the housing of a rotor. |
| turbo- |
turbine. |
| turbocharger |
a device attached to an internal-combustion engine that uses the exhaust gases to power a turbine that drives a supercharger that supplies compressed air to the cylinders. |
| turbofan |
a turbojet engine in which a fan forces air diverted from the main engine directly into the hot turbine exhaust, adding to the total thrust. [2/3 definitions] |
| turbogenerator |
a generator attached to and powered by a turbine. |
| turbojet |
a tunnel-like engine in which air compressed by turbine-driven spinning blades and mixed with atomized fuel is ignited, producing a powerful jet of hot gases that provides thrust and also drives the turbine; turbojet engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| turboprop |
a turbojet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that provides a large part of the thrust, adding this to the thrust of the jet exhaust; turboprop engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| vane |
any of a variety of bladelike devices, as on a turbine or windmill, mounted on rotors to use or transmit the energy of wind, rushing water, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| wind power |
energy, usu. in the form of electricity or mechanical power, produced by the wind's movement of blades on a turbine. |
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