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labyrinth seal
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labyrinth seal [′lab·ə‚rinth ‚sēl]
(engineering)
A minimum-leakage seal that offers resistance to fluid flow while providing radial or axial clearance; a labyrinth of circumferential knives or touch points provides for successive expansion of the fluid being piped; used for gas pipes, steam engines, and turbines.
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