turbine
turbine — noun
1. a machine whose blades spin when a flowing substance such as water, hot gas, or
a machine whose blades spin when a flowing substance such as water, hot gas, or compressed air pushes through it, turning the movement into usable power
The wind farm has twelve turbines that generate enough electricity for nearby villages.
compound noun: wind turbine
Steam turbines in the power plant spin to produce energy for the city.
compound noun: steam turbine
Engineers checked the gas turbine and discovered a crack in one of the blades.
A large water turbine placed in a fast-flowing river can power thousands of homes.
- engine
an engine usually burns fuel to produce motion, while a turbine is driven by an external flow of fluid
- generator
a generator converts mechanical rotation into electricity; turbines often drive generators but are not the same device
- rotor
a rotor is the rotating part inside a turbine or other machine, not the whole assembly
用法筆記
Commonly combined with the source of driving fluid to form a compound noun: wind turbine, gas turbine, steam turbine, or water turbine.