impeller

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noun

Something which or someone who impels.

“screw impeller”

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Meanings

nounimpeller (plural impellers)

plural impellers

  1. Something which or someone who impels.
    1. A rotating component of a device that accelerates fluid, increasing its pressure or flowrate.

      screw impeller

    2. 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.)

      Holonym: torque converter

Origin

From impel + er.

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Translations

Finnish juoksupyörä, siipipyörä
  • juoksupyöräcomponent
  • siipipyöräcomponent
  • siivikkocomponent
  • yllyttäjäsomething which or someone who impels
Polish wirnik
  • wirnikcomponent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with impeller

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Anagrams

permille
Cite this entry
APA

impeller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impeller

MLA

“impeller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impeller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impeller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impeller.

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