Meanings
nounTesla turbine (plural Tesla turbines)
plural Tesla turbines
- A kind of bladeless centripetal flow turbine.
Origin
Invented by Nikola Tesla in 1913.
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Tesla turbine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tesla%20turbine
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“Tesla turbine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tesla%20turbine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tesla turbine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tesla%20turbine.
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