turbine
English
![A grey plastic turbine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Radial_turbine.jpg/220px-Radial_turbine.jpg)
Etymology
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbo, turbinem (“circular movement, top, reel, spindle”)
Pronunciation
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
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.
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
turbine c (singular definite turbinen, plural indefinite turbiner)
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 |
References
- “turbine” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
turbine f (plural turbines, diminutive turbinetje n)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbo, turbinem.
Pronunciation
Noun
turbine f (plural turbines)
Verb
turbine
- inflection of turbiner:
Further reading
- “turbine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Noun
turbine f
Etymology 2
From Latin turbo, turbinem.
turbine m (plural turbini)
Synonyms
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) turbine
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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