tur·bine
(tûrbin, -bin′)
(tûrbin, -bin′)n.
Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted to mechanical power by the impulse or reaction of the fluid with a series of buckets, paddles, or blades arrayed about the circumference of a wheel or cylinder.
[French, fromLatinturbō, turbin-, spinning top, perhaps fromGreekturbe, turmoil.]
turbinetop: impulse turbine
bottom: reaction turbine