Die Turbine
Example: Die Turbine erzeugt Strom für die ganze Stadt.
Definition
"Turbine" refers to a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work, often used to generate electricity, as in the example where the turbine produces power for an entire city.
Etymology
The word "Turbine" originates from the Latin word 'turbo,' meaning 'whirlwind' or 'spinning top.' It was adopted into German and other languages to describe machines that rotate rapidly, reflecting the spinning motion characteristic of turbines.
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"Die Turbine" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Engineering - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 159 commonly used words.
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