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Noun: axial turbine
  1. A turbine where fluid flows parallel to the axis of rotation, operating in reverse to an axial flow compressor
    "The axial turbine converted the high-pressure steam into mechanical energy";
    - axial flow turbine

Derived forms: axial turbines

Type of: turbine

Encyclopedia: Axial turbine