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IPA transcription: ['tɚbaɪnz]

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Noun

  • rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate

Usage examples

  • The generator is powered by wind turbines.
  • Reheat turbines are also used almost exclusively in electrical power plants.
  • The main steam turbines were designed and built by Bethlehem Steel.
  • Four companies intending to install turbines are in the regulatory and permitting stages.
  • The horizontal orientation allowed the station foundations to support larger, faster spinning turbines.
  • Each of the ship's two sets of Parsons geared steam turbines drove one propeller.
  • Also, a train can be powered by horses, cables, gravity, pneumatics and gas turbines.
  • Newton's third law describes the transfer of energy for reaction turbines.
  • The company went out of business and the wind turbines were dismantled years ago.
  • Some claim that the turbines have caused disruption to television reception in Kilgarvan.