Meaning & use
impeller
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A rotating component inside a pump or turbine that moves fluid by spinning.
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Sand had jammed the pump's impeller, cutting off the water flow.
Engineers redesigned the impeller to increase the engine's efficiency.
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A technical/engineering term; central to how pumps, jet engines, and turbines move liquids or gases.
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