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pressure stage
noun
Definition of pressure stage
: the stage in the process of expansion and of energy transformation in which steam after expanding through a predetermined pressure range in a steam turbine gives up its acquired kinetic energy to the moving blades without further drop in pressure — compare velocity stage
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