turbine

See also: Turbine and turbiné

English

A grey plastic turbine
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/
    • (file)

Noun

turbine (plural turbines)

  1. 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.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /turbiːnə/, [ˈtˢuɐ̯ˌb̥iːnə]

Noun

turbine c (singular definite turbinen, plural indefinite turbiner)

  1. turbine

Declension

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʏrˈbinə/
  • (file)

Noun

turbine f (plural turbines, diminutive turbinetje n)

  1. turbine

Descendants

  • Indonesian: turbin

Further reading

  • turbine” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin turbinem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tyʁ.bin/

Noun

turbine f (plural turbines)

  1. turbine
Derived terms
Descendants

Verb

turbine

  1. inflection of turbiner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Friulian

Noun

turbine f (plural turbinis)

  1. turbine

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin turbinem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtur.bi.ne/
  • Rhymes: -urbine
  • Hyphenation: tùr‧bi‧ne

Noun

turbine m (plural turbini)

  1. whirlwind
    Synonyms: vortice, mulinello
  2. gust (of wind, snow, dust, etc.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbinem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /turˈbi.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: tur‧bì‧ne

Noun

turbine

  1. plural of turbina

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

turbine

  1. ablative singular of turbō

Portuguese

Verb

turbine

  1. inflection of turbinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

turbine

  1. inflection of turbinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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