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steam turbine

type of turbine device which uses steam from a boiler to rotate the turbine blades
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steam turbine

Summary

steam turbine ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,956 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • steam turbine is a type of turbine[2].
  • steam turbine is used for engine[3].
  • steam turbine's Commons category is recorded as Steam turbines[4].
  • steam turbine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1884[5].
  • steam turbine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Steam turbines[6].
  • steam turbine's Commons gallery is recorded as Steam turbine[7].
  • steam turbine's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].

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Definition and Type

steam turbine is a type of turbine[2].

Use and Application

steam turbine is used for engine[3].

Why It Matters

steam turbine ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,956 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → turbine
    Topic's main category → Category:Steam turbines
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → engine
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19241, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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