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turbine

tur·bine [ túr bn, túrbin ] (plural tur·bines)


noun 
Definition:
 
machine powered by rotating blades: a machine in which a moving fluid such as steam acts on the blades of a rotor to produce rotational motion that can be transformed to electrical or mechanical power

[Mid-19th century. Via French< Latin turbin- "spiral, spinning top"]
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