A steam turbine is a prime mover in which steam at high velocity impinges upon the blades of a rotating element, thus transforming energy of the steam into mechanical energy.
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Mover
//ˈmuːvə//
Synonyms for "mover" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
itinerantjourneymanmakermanufacturermastermaster craftsmanmediummigrantmothermoving spiritodysseusoisinoperantoperativeoperatororganizeroriginatorossianparentpast master
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2 entriesderived
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5 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- двигател noun (someone who or something that moves)
- инициатор noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- جووڵێنەر noun (someone who or something that moves)
Finnish
4 entries- aloitteen esittäjä noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
- ehdottaja noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
- liikkuja noun (someone who or something that moves)
- liikuttaja noun (someone who or something that moves)
German
2 entries- Beweger noun (someone who or something that moves)
- Bewegerin noun (someone who or something that moves)
Irish
1 entries- breabhsaire noun (someone who or something that moves)
Māori
1 entries- kaimōtini noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
Swedish
2 entries- flyttare noun (someone who or something that moves)
- motionär noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
Welsh
2 entries- cynigydd noun (someone who proposes a motion at a meeting)
- ysgogydd noun (someone who or something that moves)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I'm getting too old to expect my friends to schlep all my stuff for beer and pizza. I'm hiring movers this time.
Source: wiktionary
"The Celtic Soul Brothers" (#86, 1983) was a moderate mover of a follow-up.
Source: wiktionary
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