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Steam power — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steam power — noun The force or agency of steam when applied to machinery • • • Main Entry: ↑steam * * * steam power, the power of steam applied to move machinery or produce any other result … Useful english dictionary
Steam power during the Industrial Revolution — See also the section on steam power in the main Industrial Revolution article During the Industrial Revolution, steam power replaced water power and muscle power (which often came from horses) as the primary source of power in use in industry.… … Wikipedia
steam power engine — garo variklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. steam engine; steam power engine vok. Dampfkraftmaschine, f; Dampfmaschine, f rus. паровой двигатель, m pranc. moteur à vapeur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
steam power plant — šiluminė elektrinė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. heat power plant; steam power plant vok. Wärmekraftwerk, n rus. тепловая электростанция, f; теплоэлектростанция, f pranc. centrale électrothermique, f; centrale thermique, f; usine… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
steam power plant — noun : a plant using steam prime movers to drive electric generating apparatus … Useful english dictionary
Timeline of steam power — See Steam engine, Steam power during the Industrial Revolution. Steam power developed slowly over a period of several hundred years, progressing through expensive and fairly limited devices in the early 1600s, to useful pumps for mining in 1700,… … Wikipedia
Cirebon Steam Power Plant — is a proposed coal fired power plant developed by PT Cirebon Electric Power at a site located in the Kanci Area near Cirebon , Indonesia. The Plant will consist of 1 x net capacity of 660 MW coal fired power system having one turbine generator,… … Wikipedia
Wason-Springfield Steam Power Blocks — Infobox nrhp | name =Wason Springfield Steam Power Blocks nrhp type = caption = location= Springfield, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 6 lat seconds = 17 lat direction = N long degrees = 72 long minutes = 35 long seconds = 37 long… … Wikipedia
Springfield Steam Power Company Block — Infobox nrhp | name =Springfield Steam Power Company Block nrhp type = caption = location= Springfield, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 6 lat seconds = 18 lat direction = N long degrees = 72 long minutes = 35 long seconds = 33 long… … Wikipedia
