Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    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 sentences
  1. Adriano watched the wind turbines spin.

  2. Why do wind turbines have three blades?

    ruПочему у ветровых турбин три лопасти? — AntonKhorev

  3. Tens of wind turbines have recently been built.

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  4. Why aren't the sails on that wind turbine turning?

    deWarum drehen sich die Flügel des Windrads da nicht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Why are the sails on that wind turbine not turning?

    deWarum drehen sich die Flügel des Windrads da nicht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
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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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