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蒸気タービン (じょうきタービン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蒸じょう気きタービン

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Meanings

1

steam turbine

A turbine driven by steam, used in power generation and marine propulsion.

発はつ電でん所しょでは蒸じょう気きタービンを使つかって電でん気きを作つくってい

ます

。

The power plant uses steam turbines to generate electricity.

Kanji

蒸steam, heat, sultry
気spirit, mind, air

Don't confuse with

ガスタービン
ガスタービン runs on the gas produced by combustion inside the engine, while 蒸気タービン is driven by external steam, usually from a boiler.

Built from

蒸じょう気き+タービン

Etymology

Compound of 蒸気 (steam) and タービン (turbine), a straightforward technical term.