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• Steam turbine — A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons… …   Wikipedia

• Steam separator — A Steam separator, sometimes referred to as a moisture separator, is a device for separating water droplets from steam. The simplest type of steam separator is the steam dome on a steam locomotive. Stationary boilers and nuclear reactors may have …   Wikipedia

• steam — noun 1) steam from the kettle Syn: water vapor, condensation, mist, haze, fog, moisture 2) he ran out of steam Syn: energy, vigor, vitality, stamina, enthusiasm; momentum …   Thesaurus of popular words

• steam — n 1. vapor, condensation, mist, haze, fog, cloud, fume, smoke; moisture, dampness, wetness; va porescence, exhalation. 2. blow off steam Slang. get excited, rant and rave, holler, yell, scream and holler; let oneself go, revel, roister, cut loose …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• steam fog — noun : fog formed by cold air flowing over a warm water surface * * * Meteorol. fog caused by cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, the vapor condensing in small convective columns near the water surface and giving the… …   Useful english dictionary

• moisture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dampness Nouns 1. moisture, moistness, humidity, dampness, wet[ness], dankness, clamminess; hygrometry. See water. 2. dew, fog, mist. See cloudiness, vapor. 3. wetlands, marsh[land], swamp[land],… …   English dictionary for students

• moisture — noun too much moisture is bad for the tiny seedlings Syn: wetness, wet, water, liquid, condensation, dew, steam, vapor, dampness, damp, humidity, clamminess, mugginess, dankness, wateriness …   Thesaurus of popular words

• steam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vapor, water vapor, mist, fog, gas, evaporation. v. cook, boil, simmer; soften, moisten; clean, renovate; progress, speed. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vaporized water, fumes, fog; see cloud 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• moisture — noun Syn: wetness, wet, water, liquid, condensation, steam, vapour, dampness, damp, humidity …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• dry steam — noun : steam containing no free water particles compare wet steam * * * dry steam noun Steam unmixed with liquid drops • • • Main Entry: ↑dry * * * dry steam, steam containing no moisture or not more than one half of one per cent moisture …   Useful english dictionary

• Vapor steam cleaner — Vapor steam cleaners use a boiler to heat tap water to high temperatures (240 to 310 degrees) causing the water to be transformed into a very fine, dry mist. The vapor is made up of about 5 to 6% water, so surfaces dry quickly. The vapor… …   Wikipedia