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turbine
[ tur-bin, -bahyn ]
noun
- any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.
turbine
/ ˈtɜːbɪn; -baɪn /
noun
- any of various types of machine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate. The moving fluid may be water, steam, air, or combustion products of a fuel See also reaction turbine impulse turbine gas turbine
turbine
- Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid, such as water, steam, or gas, is converted to rotary motion. Turbines are used in boat propulsion systems, hydroelectric power generators, and jet aircraft engines.
- See also gas turbine
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of turbine1
Example Sentences
The proposed development – which would be one of the largest in the world – consists of up to 307 turbines across an area four times the size of Edinburgh.
Such hydropower plants use the force of running water to spin turbines and generate electricity, without holding back large volumes of water.
The scientists searched for fingerprints of giant icebergs using very detailed 3D seismic data, collected by oil and gas companies or wind turbine projects doing ocean surveys.
China has huge deposits of these, such as dysprosium, which is used in magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbines, and Yttrium, which provides heat-resistant coating for jet engines.
Trump has previously claimed, without evidence, that wind turbines kill whales.
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