turbine
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəːˌbaɪn/, /ˈtəːˌbɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɚˌbaɪn/, /ˈtɚ.bɪn/
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Noun edit
turbine (plural turbines)
- 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 July-August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:
- 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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rotary machine
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Further reading edit
- “turbine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “turbine”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “turbine”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Noun edit
turbine c (singular definite turbinen, plural indefinite turbiner)
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Declension of turbine
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | turbine | turbinen | turbiner | turbinerne |
genitive | turbines | turbinens | turbiners | turbinernes |
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- “turbine” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Noun edit
turbine f (plural turbines, diminutive turbinetje n)
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: turbin
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- “turbine” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French edit
Etymology 1 edit
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turbine f (plural turbines)
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turbine
- inflection of turbiner:
Further reading edit
- “turbine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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turbine f (plural turbinis)
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Etymology 1 edit
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turbine m (plural turbini)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbinem.
Pronunciation edit
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turbine
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turbine
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turbine
- inflection of turbinar:
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turbine
- inflection of turbinar: