propfan

English

Etymology

prop +‎ fan

Noun

propfan (plural propfans)

1. (aviation) A modified turbofan jet engine with the propeller outside the engine duct of an aircraft.

Synonyms

• UDF
• UHB
• unducted fan

 

Hypernyms

• jet engine

 

Coordinate terms

• fanjet
• propjet
• turbofan
• turbojet
• turboprop

 

Translations

modified turbofan

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: տուրբաօդափոխիչային շարժիչ (turbaōdapʻoxičʻayin šaržičʻ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 螺桨式风机

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• German: Propellergebläse n, Propfan m
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
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• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: propfan m
• Russian: турбовентиляторный дви́гатель (turboventiljatornyj dvígatelʹ)
• Spanish: propfan m, propfán m
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Portuguese

Noun

propfan m (plural propfans)

1. (rare) propfan (modified turbofan)