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bɪn, -baɪn 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.
Compare impulse turbine, reaction turbine.
Origin:
1815–25; < French < Latin turbin-, stem of turbō something that spins, e.g., top, spindle, whirlwind; akin to turbid
1815–25; < French < Latin turbin-, stem of turbō something that spins, e.g., top, spindle, whirlwind; akin to turbid
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So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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turbine (ˈtɜːbɪn, -baɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| reaction turbine impulse turbine See also gas turbine 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 | |
| [C19: from French, from Latin turbō whirlwind, from turbāre to throw into confusion] | |
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Word Origin & History
turbine
1838, from Fr. turbine, from L. turbinem (nom. turbo) "spinning top, eddy, whirlwind," related to turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). Originally applied to a wheel spinning on a vertical axis, driven by falling water. Turbo in ref. to gas turbine engines is attested from
1904. Turbocharger is from 1934. Aeronautic turboprop is attested from 1945, with second element short for propeller.
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Science Dictionary
turbine  (tûr'bĭn, -bīn') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
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Example sentences
The favoured solution at the moment is a wind turbine to sap surplus energy from the breeze.
Hydrogen is also used in the turbine hall to cool the electric generator.
But after they survived their first year they moved forward in getting a wind turbine.
The beams shoot at towers where water is boiled to make steam that can drive a traditional turbine.
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