See Also: turbine(dictionary)
turbine(medicine)
turbine(encyclopedia)
gas turbine(dictionary)
gas turbine(medicine)
turbine(dictionary)
francis turbine(medicine)
steam turbine(medicine)
condensing turbine(medicine)
wind turbine(dictionary)

sprocket (oh) and turbine (sh)


sprocket (oh)




also sprocket wheel
a wheel with teeth (=parts along the edge) that fit into and turn a bicycle chain, a photographic Film with holes etc
one of the teeth on a sprocket wheel

turbine (sh)




Any of various devices that convert the energy in a stream of fluid into mechanical energy by passing the stream through a system of fixed and moving fanlike blades and causing the latter to rotate.

A turbine looks like a large wheel with many small radiating blades around its rim. There are four broad classes of turbine: water (hydraulic), steam, wind, and gas. The most important application of the first three is the generation of electricity; gas turbines are most often used in aircraft.