noun
Meaning 1
Something which or someone who impels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
impeller
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rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
Something which or someone who impels.
A rotating component of a device that accelerates fluid, increasing its pressure or flowrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- screw impeller
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noun
Meaning 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.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Holonym: torque converter
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noun
Meaning 4
the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blade, vane
History
Etymology
From impel + er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: yllyttäjä — something which or someone who impels
- Finnish: juoksupyörä — component
- Finnish: siipipyörä — component
- Finnish: siivikko — component
- Polish: wirnik — component