turbine

American  

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /

noun

1. 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.

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turbine British  

/ ˈtɜːbɪn, -baɪn /

noun

1. 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

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turbine Scientific  

/ tûr′bĭn,-bīn′ /

1. 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.

2. See also gas turbine

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Etymology

Origin of turbine

1815–25; < French < Latin turbin-, stem of turbō something that spins, e.g., top, spindle, whirlwind; akin to turbid

Example Sentences

U.S. trade officials are conducting investigations into imports of semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, drones, wind turbines and medical equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

This week, Jinjoo Lee reports on the companies converting aircraft engines into land-based natural gas turbines to power the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aircraft startup Boom Supersonic in December said that it will start selling a modified version of its engine as a natural gas power turbine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The metal, needed for solar panels and wind turbines, generates about 15 percent of Zambia's GDP and more than 70 percent of export earnings.

From Barron's

The manager of the boiler and turbine department and a half-dozen staff members had donned body armor and stayed in the control room to monitor the equipment during the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

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