turbine

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

turbine

Synoniemen

water pump

scurry

swirl

turbo

vortex

waterwheel

whirl

whirlwind

windmill

wind-wheel

scroll wheel

rear torus

marine machinery

motorshipengine

engine

Tub

Vertalingen

turbine

Turbine

turbina

turbina

turbina

στρόβιλος

türbin

turbina

تربين

τουρμπίνα

τουρπίνα

αεριοστρόβιλος

turbinas

عنفة

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtəːˌbaɪn/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).