French Conversation · Level 46
74 words
French word
turbine
Pronunciation
IPA/tyʁbin/
Meaning
- feminine nounturbine
Example
Cette turbine produit de l'électricité.
This turbine produces electricity.
More examples
On a visité la centrale et on a vu la turbine de près.
We visited the power plant and saw the turbine up close.
Core concept
A rotor with blades catches moving water, steam, or gas and turns a shaft.
Common phrases
turbine de la centrale
power plant turbine
turbine en marche
turbine in operation
Similar words
centrale: A building and group of facilities used to generate electricity.
générateur: A device that converts mechanical motion into electricity.
Definition in French
Machine mécanique tournante qui transforme l'énergie d'un fluide (eau, vapeur, gaz) en énergie mécanique de rotation pour entraîner un arbre ou un générateur.
Word origin
French turbine comes from Latin turbo, turbinis, meaning a whirl or spinning motion, and entered engineering usage in the nineteenth century.
Usage tips
- Turbine is feminine in French, so the usual form is une turbine, with the plural des turbines.