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# turbine

noun (turbine, turbines)

«turbine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A turbine is a machine with blades that are turned by moving wind, water, steam or gas, and the turning is used to make electricity or power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#m1)
2. A wind turbine is a tall tower with big blades that the wind spins to make electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, turbines show energy changing form: the movement (kinetic) energy of wind or water turns the blades, which spin a generator that makes electrical energy. Wind turbines and hydroelectric dams use renewable energy; power stations burn fuel or use nuclear heat to make steam that turns turbines. Jet engines in planes also have turbines. Phrases: wind turbine, wind farm, water turbine, steam turbine, gas turbine.

### Examples

- Wind turbines on the hill turn slowly in the breeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x1)
- A wind farm is a group of many turbines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x2)
- Water rushing through the dam spins the turbines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x3)
- The steam turns a turbine, which drives a generator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x4)
- Turbines make electricity without burning coal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x5)
- We built a little paper turbine and held it over a fan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x6)
- Jet engines have turbines inside them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/#x7)

### Note

Countable: turbines. Pronounced «TUR-bine». Safety: do not climb fences around turbines or power stations. Fact: wind turbines only make electricity when there is enough wind, so they are used together with other energy sources.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turbine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turbine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turbine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turbine.html) on Mova free.