tur·bine — /ˈtɚbən/ noun, pl bines [count] : an engine that has a part with blades that are caused to spin by pressure from water, steam, or air see also ↑wind turbine … Useful english dictionary
bine — ba·bine; bear·bine; bine; car·bine; com·bine·ment; cor·y·bul·bine; tur·bine; un·com·bine; yo·him·bine; zal·cit·a·bine; col·um·bine; com·bine; con·cu·bine; bell·bine; … English syllables
tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… … English syllables
turbine — tur·bine … English syllables
turbine — tur|bine [ˈtə:baın US ˈtə:rbın, baın] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin turbo fast spinning movement, whirlwind ] an engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around →↑gas turbine, ↑wind turbine … Dictionary of contemporary English
turbine — tur|bine [ tɜr,baın ] noun count an engine or a machine that uses the pressure of liquid or gas on a wheel to get power … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turbine — tur•bine [[t]ˈtɜr bɪn, baɪn[/t]] n. mac any of various machines having a rotor, usu. with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure or thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either in the form of free jets or as a fluid… … From formal English to slang
de Laval turbine — Turbine Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turbine — Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turbine wheel — Turbine Tur bine, n. [L. turbo, inis, that which spins or whirls round, whirl.] 1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
