hydroelectric turbine
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈtɜːrbaɪn/
- Specialized
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turbina hidroeléctrica
- The new hydroelectric turbine installed at the river has significantly increased the local community's electricity supply.
Examples
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Pump water uphill when there's lots of power to be had, and let it flow downhill through a hydroelectric turbine when power is needed.
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Last summer we posted a story here about how the San Juan County Historical Society has spent more than a year trying to secure permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to start up an 8-kilowatt hydroelectric turbine to provide power for its visitor's center in Silverton, Colorado.
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The hydroelectric turbine generates electricity by converting the energy of flowing water in the dam.
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Farmers often rely on hydroelectric turbines to provide a sustainable source of power for their irrigation systems.
Synonyms
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A machine that uses moving water, steam, or air to turn blades and make power
A machine inside a dam that turns when water flows to make electricity
A machine with a turning part that moves energy between a fluid like air or water
A machine with blades that makes power by using a fall in pressure along the blades with water or steam
A machine whose blades are turned by fast jets of water or steam
A machine with blades that makes the shaft turn when air or gas flows along it
A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning is directly compositional: 'hydroelectric' specifies electricity produced from water and 'turbine' names a device that converts fluid energy to mechanical energy, so together they denote a turbine used to generate electricity from flowing water. This is a literal, technical combination found across languages and follows standard English noun + noun/adj compounding, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Hydroelectric turbine comes from the parts hydro (water), electric (electricity) and turbine (a spinning wheel). Picture water hitting the wheel and making it 'turn' to create 'electricity', so the term means a machine that uses flowing water to make electricity.