Turbine vs. Engine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Turbine and Engine
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Turbine
A turbine ( or ) (from the Greek τύρβη, tyrbē, or Latin turbo, meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. The work produced by a turbine can be used for generating electrical power when combined with a generator.
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. Heat engines convert heat into work via various thermodynamic processes.
Turbine
A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.
Engine
A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion
Engine failure
The roar of a car engine
Turbine
Any of various machines in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted to mechanical power by the impulse or reaction of the fluid with a series of buckets, paddles, or blades arrayed about the circumference of a wheel or cylinder.
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Engine
A locomotive.
Turbine
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
Engine
A machine that converts energy into mechanical force or motion.
Turbine
A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed, but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets, against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction in flowing either outward from a central chamber, inward from an external casing, or from above downward, etc.; - also called turbine wheel.
Engine
Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.
Turbine
A type of rotary engine with a set of rotating vanes, diagonally inclined and often curved, attached to a central spindle, and obtaining its motive force from the passage of a fluid, as water, steam, combusted gases, or air, over the vanes. Water turbines are frequently used for generating power at hydroelectric power stations, and steam turbines are used for generating power from coal- or oil-fired electric power stations. Turbines are also found in jet engines, and in some automobile engines.
Engine
A mechanical appliance, instrument, or tool
Engines of war.
Turbine
Rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
Engine
An agent, instrument, or means of accomplishment.
Engine
A locomotive.
Engine
A fire engine.
Engine
(Computers) A search engine.
Engine
To equip with an engine or engines.
Engine
A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
Engine
A tool; a utensil or implement.
Engine
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
Engine
A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
Engine
The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
Engine
A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
Engine
(computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
A graphics engine
A physics engine
Engine
(obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
Engine
(obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
Engine
(obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
Engine
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
Engine
To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
Engine
To assault with an engine.
Engine
To contrive; to put into action.
Engine
To rack; to torture.
Engine
Natural capacity; ability; skill.
A man hath sapiences three,Memory, engine, and intellect also.
Engine
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; a machine; an agent.
You see the ways the fisherman doth takeTo catch the fish; what engines doth he make?
Their promises, enticements, oaths, tokens, and all these engines of lust.
Engine
Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
Engine
A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.
Engine
To assault with an engine.
To engine and batter our walls.
Engine
To equip with an engine; - said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
Engine
Pronounced, in this sense, .) To rack; to torture.
Engine
Motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
Engine
Something used to achieve a purpose;
An engine of change
Engine
A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
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