Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reaction_turbine

1 sense of reaction turbine

Sense 1
reaction turbine -- (a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust)
       => turbine -- (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)