Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

francis turbine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
fran-cis -tur-bine
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of water turbine with an inward-flow reaction that combines radial and axial flow concepts.

Etymology

Named after British-American engineer James B. Francis.

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What does francis turbine mean?
A type of water turbine with an inward-flow reaction that combines radial and axial flow concepts.
Where does francis turbine come from?
Named after British-American engineer James B. Francis.

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