n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə r-b ə n, - ˌ b ī n
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Latin turbin-, turbo top, whirlwind, whirl, from turba confusion ― more at TURBID
Date: 1842
: a rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (as water, steam, or air) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central rotating spindle