turbine
/ˈtɜːbaɪn/noun
- a machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid涡轮机, 叶轮机, 透平机。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin turbo, turbin- 'spinning top, whirl'.