turbine

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Powerturbinetur‧bine /ˈtɜːbaɪn $ ˈtɜːrbən, -baɪn/ noun [countable] TPan engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around → gas turbine, wind turbineExamples from the Corpusturbine• It revs like a turbine and sounds like a locomotive. it turns the skin on your arms to gooseflesh.• In earlier times this had an overshot wheel, later replaced with a turbine.• Tesla was obsessed by water wheels and turbines.• That was the genesis of an idea that returned to him years later when he invented a smooth disc turbine without buckets.• At operating speed there was no roaring, vibrating, or shaking, just a smooth whine from the turbine.• The turbine whined familiarly and the rotors blurred above the cabin.• The seasonal performance might be improved to some extent by using a wind turbine as the energy source.Origin turbine (1800-1900) French Latin turbo “fast spinning movement, whirlwind”

单词	turbine
释义	turbine From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Powerturbinetur‧bine /ˈtɜːbaɪn $ ˈtɜːrbən, -baɪn/ noun [countable] TPan engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around → gas turbine, wind turbineExamples from the Corpusturbine• It revs like a turbine and sounds like a locomotive. it turns the skin on your arms to gooseflesh.• In earlier times this had an overshot wheel, later replaced with a turbine.• Tesla was obsessed by water wheels and turbines.• That was the genesis of an idea that returned to him years later when he invented a smooth disc turbine without buckets.• At operating speed there was no roaring, vibrating, or shaking, just a smooth whine from the turbine.• The turbine whined familiarly and the rotors blurred above the cabin.• The seasonal performance might be improved to some extent by using a wind turbine as the energy source.Origin turbine (1800-1900) French Latin turbo “fast spinning movement, whirlwind”
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