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HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does hydroelectric turbine mean?

• HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE (noun)
The noun HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE has 1 sense:

1. turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator

Familiarity information: HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE used as a noun is very rare.

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• HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE (noun)

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Meaning:

Turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hydroelectric turbine" is a kind of...):

turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydroelectric turbine"):

Francis turbine (a type of hydroelectric turbine)

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