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turbina

turbine

noun toor-BEE-nah Rare

Origin: Latin turbo (spinning top, whirlwind)

Usage Note

Turbina refers to any rotary engine driven by a fluid (steam, water, gas, wind): turbina de vapor (steam turbine), turbina eólica (wind turbine). The adjective turbinado (turbinated) belongs to a separate anatomical or botanical sense. It is always feminine and forms a regular plural turbinas.

Examples

"La turbina genera electricidad con la fuerza del agua."

Natural Translation

The turbine generates electricity with the force of water.

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