turbine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).

Great transformers were here, operated by turbines in the dam. — Astounding Stories, June, 1931, Various
(10) Electric Power (a) Turbines, Electric Motors, Transformers (1) See 5 b. — Simple Sabotage Field Manual, United States. Office of Strategic Services
First there would be the hum of great turbines deep in the ship, then the crushing surge of acceleration. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley

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