gas turbine
1gas turbine — n an engine in which a wheel of special blades is driven round at high speed by hot gases, producing a lot of power ▪ the ship s four gas turbine engines …
2gas turbine — ► NOUN ▪ a turbine driven by expanding hot gases produced by burning fuel, as in a jet engine …
3gas turbine — n. a turbine driven by the pressure of a burning mixture of compressed air and fuel …
4gas turbine — noun count a type of engine in which hot gas produced by burning fuel turns a wheel …
5Gas turbine — Microturbine redirects here. For turbines in electricity, see Small wind turbine. For turbines driven by the flow of gas, see Turbine. A typical axial flow gas turbine turbojet, the J85, sectioned for display. Flow is left to right, multistage… …
6gas 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 …
7gas 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 …
8gas 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:… …
9gas 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 …
10gas turbine — dujų turbina statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gas turbine vok. Gasturbine, f rus. газовая турбина, f pranc. turbine à gaz, f …
