IMPELLER

impeller

(noun) the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

impeller (plural impellers)

Something which or someone who impels, usually a part of a pump.

Anagrams

• per mille, permille

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pel"ler, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, impels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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