turbine
English

A radial turbine
Etymology
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəːˌbaɪn/, /ˈtəːˌbɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɚˌbaɪn/, /ˈtɚ.bɪn/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
turbine (plural turbines)
- 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.
- 2013 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
- turbid
- turbojet, turbo-jet
- turbomachinery
Translations
rotary machine
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Further reading
- “turbine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “turbine”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “turbine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /turbiːnə/, [ˈtˢuɐ̯ˌb̥iːnə]
Declension
References
- “turbine” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʏrˈbinə/
Audio (file)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: turbin
Further reading
- “turbine” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tyʁ.bin/
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
turbine
- inflection of turbiner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “turbine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtur.bi.ne/
- Rhymes: -urbine
- Hyphenation: tùr‧bi‧ne
Noun
turbine m (plural turbini)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /turˈbi.ne/
- Rhymes: -ine
- Hyphenation: tur‧bì‧ne
Latin
Portuguese
Verb
turbine
- inflection of turbinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
turbine
- inflection of turbinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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