turbine
English

A radial turbine
Etymology
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbo, turbinem (“circular movement, top, reel, spindle”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɜ(ɹ)baɪn/, /ˈtɜ(ɹ)bɪn/
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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.
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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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- turbine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- turbine at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /turbiːnə/, [ˈtˢuɐ̯ˌb̥iːnə]
Declension
Declension of turbine
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | turbine | turbinen | turbiner | turbinerne |
genitive | turbines | turbinens | turbiners | turbinernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʏrˈbinə/
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbo, turbinem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tyʁbin/
Verb
turbine
- inflection of turbiner:
- first-person and third-person singular present indicative and subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “turbine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Latin
Spanish
Verb
turbine
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of turbinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of turbinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of turbinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of turbinar.
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