ˈtər]bə̇n, ˈtə̄], ˈtəi], ]ˌbīn noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French, from Latin turbin-, turbo spinning object, whirlwind, top. whirl; akin to Latin turbare to throw into disorder, disturb, make turbid — more at turbid
: a rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (as water, steam, gas, or mercury vapor) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central spindle arranged to rotate with the whole being enclosed by a casing provided with redirecting vanes and passageways which permit the inlet and outlet of the fluid in a desired manner — compare axial-flow , radial-flow