Turbine Definition

tûrbĭn, -bīn
turbines
noun
An engine or motor having a drive shaft driven either by the impulse of steam, water, air, gas, etc. against the curved vanes of a wheel (or set of wheels) or by the reaction of fluid passing out through nozzles located around the wheel.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Turbine

Noun

Singular:
turbine
Plural:
turbines

Origin of Turbine

  • French from Latin turbō turbin- spinning top perhaps from Greek turbē turmoil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin turbinis, genitive of turbo (“circular movement, top, reel, spindle")

    From Wiktionary

Turbine Sentence Examples

  • Turbine hybrid systems can be used to utilize the energy of the exhaust gases.

  • You can even set up your own home made wind turbine.

  • A new set of stator blades is being designed for this turbine.

  • If you do some contortions you may glimpse a turbine at the bottom of the chamber at the entrance end.

  • Prices range from about $10,000 to as much as $50,000 to have someone else install your wind turbine.

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Words Starting With

TTUTUR

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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