turbine
part of speech
noun (turbine, turbines)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
2) A wind turbine is a tall tower with big blades that the wind spins to make electricity. tree →
sense 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 →
- A wind farm is a group of many turbines. tree →
- Water rushing through the dam spins the turbines. tree →
- The steam turns a turbine, which drives a generator. tree →
- Turbines make electricity without burning coal. tree →
- We built a little paper turbine and held it over a fan. tree →
- Jet engines have turbines inside them. tree →
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.
In the corpora
- A wind turbine turns the energy of moving air into electricity; the wind itself is made by the Sun warming the air unevenly.
- Coal, oil and gas power stations burn fuel to heat water into steam, and the steam spins turbines that make electricity.
- A wind turbine is a giant windmill.
- Solar panels make electricity from sunlight and wind turbines make it from the wind.
- Solar panels turn sunlight into electricity, and wind turbines turn the moving air into electricity.
Trees and pragmatics
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