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ポンプ水車 (ポンプすいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ポンプ水すい車しゃ

Meanings

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noun

reversible pump-turbine

A hydraulic machine that can operate as both a pump and a turbine, typically used in pumped-storage hydroelectric plants.

揚よう水すい発はつ電でん所しょではポンプ水すい車しゃが重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。
Reversible pump-turbines play an important role in pumped-storage power plants.

Kanji

水water
車car

Similar words

水すい車しゃ
水車 is a general term for water wheels or hydraulic turbines. ポンプ水車 specifically refers to a reversible unit that can pump water as well.
ポンプ
ポンプ is a pump. ポンプ水車 is a combined pump and turbine, not a standalone pump.

Etymology

Compound of ポンプ (pump, from English) and 水車 (water wheel/turbine).