impeller

n. 推进者, 叶轮 [化] 叶轮

发音

US

词形变化

impellers 复数 impellers

别名

impellor

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which or someone who impels.

  2. 2.

    Something which or someone who impels.

    A rotating component of a device that accelerates fluid, increasing its pressure or flowrate.

    screw impeller

  3. 3.

    Something which or someone who impels.

    A rotating component of a device that accelerates fluid, increasing its pressure or flowrate.

    Especially, such a component that drives the fluid radially (outward from a center of rotation) rather than axially. (Impellers are found in devices such as pumps, water jets, washing machines, and agitated tanks.)

    Holonym: torque converter

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

整体词 1

词源

From impel + -er.

来源:wiktionary