• Turbine

    Origin

    From Latin turbinis, genitive of turbo ("circular movement, top, reel, spindle")

    Full definition of turbine

    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, Lee S. Langston, The Adaptable Gas Turbine, 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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