turbina

Meaning

Noun

turbine (rotary machines that use the energy of a stream of fluid)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of turbinar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of turbinar:

turbinar

1. to add turbines (to a vehicle)
2. (informal) to improve, to better

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Concepts

turbine

Synonyms

turbinas

Turbina

Translations

turbine

turbina

turbina

Turbine

turbine

turbina

στρόβιλος

türbin

αεριοστρόβιλος

στροβιλομηχανή

turbine

τουρμπίνα

τουρπίνα

στροβιλοφόρος κινητήρας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuʁˈbĩ.nɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: turbine

In summary

Borrowed from French turbine (“turbine”), itself borrowed from Latin turbinem (“circular movement, top, reel, spindle”). Compare trovão, an inherited doublet through a Vulgar Latin variant.