Main Entry:

tur·bine

Pronunciation:

\ˈtər-bən, -ˌbīn\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Latin turbin-, turbo top, whirlwind, whirl, from turba confusion — more at turbid

Date:

1842

: a rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (as water, steam, or air) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central rotating spindle