turbine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɜː.bɑɪn/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɝ.baɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈtɜː.baɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɜː.bɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɜː.bɪn/ (Australia)
- /ˈtɝ.bɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).
Meanings
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Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work. […] Through the efforts of many thousands of engineers in the intervening 70 years or so, such gas turbines have come to dominate aircraft propulsion and, with their now-unmatched thermal efficiency and low cost, are the superstars of electric power plants.
2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine]”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2013:Upstream from the house is a watermill, cased in gleaming white weather-boarding, which has been restored to working order. Near by is the water-driven turbine which [Rudyard] Kipling had installed in 1902 to light his mansion with electricity.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 98:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turbines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wind turbine · hydroturbine · Kaplan turbine · Francis turbine · expansion turbine · multiturbine · Rushton turbine · Turgo turbine · turbinelike · water turbine · gas turbine · Tyson turbine · ram air turbine · turbine steamer · turbine pump · turbo- · Tesla turbine · reaction turbine · steam turbine · Jonval turbine · microturbine
Relateds
turbojet · turbid · turbo-jet · turbomachinery
Translations (65)
sq turbinë (rotary machine) · ko 터빈 (rotary machine) · nn turbin (rotary machine) · sk turbína (rotary machine) · id turbin (rotary machine) · sv turbin (rotary machine) · tg турбина (rotary machine) · he טוּרְבִּינָה (rotary machine) · lo ກັງຫັນ (rotary machine) · ca turbina (rotary machine) · uz turbina (rotary machine) · es turbina (rotary machine) · sh turbína (rotary machine) · eo turbino (rotary machine) · bn টারবাইন (rotary machine) · ms turbin (rotary machine) · hy տուրբին (rotary machine) · eu turbina (rotary machine) · fi turbiini (rotary machine) · uk турбі́на (rotary machine) · pt turbina (rotary machine) · lt turbina (rotary machine) · et turbiin (rotary machine) · hi टर्बाइन (rotary machine) · io turbino (rotary machine) · el στρόβιλος (rotary machine) · cmn 輪機 /轮机 (rotary machine) · hu turbina (rotary machine) · cs turbína (rotary machine) · gl turbina (rotary machine) · ru турби́на (rotary machine) · be турбі́на (rotary machine) · fa توربین (rotary machine) · ky турбина (rotary machine) · my တာဘိုင် (rotary machine) · ur ٹَربائِن (rotary machine) · pl turbina (rotary machine) · sl turbina (rotary machine) · cy tyrbin (rotary machine) · km តួប៊ីន (rotary machine) · ar عَنَفَة (rotary machine) · kk турбина (rotary machine) · nb turbin (rotary machine) · bg турби́на (rotary machine) · ka ტურბინა (rotary machine) · vi tua-bin (rotary machine) · sh турби́на (rotary machine) · el στροβιλομηχανή (rotary machine) · mi tāpaina (rotary machine) · it rotore (rotary machine) · ja タービン (rotary machine) · az turbin (rotary machine) · da turbine (rotary machine) · de Turbine (rotary machine) · fr turbine (rotary machine) · th กังหัน (rotary machine) · nl turbine (rotary machine) · it turbina (rotary machine) · tr türbin (rotary machine) · cmn 渦輪機 /涡轮机 (rotary machine) · ar تُرْبِين (rotary machine) · mk турби́на (rotary machine) · ga tuirbín (rotary machine) · cmn 透平機 /透平机 (rotary machine) · lv turbīna (rotary machine)