tur'bine
1tur|bine — «TUR bihn, byn», noun. 1. an engine or motor in which a wheel with vanes is made to revolve by the force of water, steam, or air. Turbines are often used to turn generators that produce electric power. 2. any one of various rotary engines or… …
2tur·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 …
3bine — 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; …
4tur — 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;… …
5turbine — tur·bine …
6turbine — 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 …
7turbine — 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 …
8turbine — 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… …
9de 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… …
10Turbine — 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 …