turbine
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of…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.
» Adriano watched the wind turbines spin.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
Turbine
турби́наturbína
турбі́наturbína
rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
Examples
21 sentencesAdriano watched the wind turbines spin.
Why do wind turbines have three blades?
ruПочему у ветровых турбин три лопасти? — AntonKhorev
Tens of wind turbines have recently been built.
Why aren't the sails on that wind turbine turning?
deWarum drehen sich die Flügel des Windrads da nicht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why are the sails on that wind turbine not turning?
deWarum drehen sich die Flügel des Windrads da nicht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).
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