mor-dayek

turbine

Pronunciation

moɾdɐjɛk

Sound out mor-dayek letter by letter:

• mmm as in 'man'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• ddd as in 'day'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• yjy as in 'yes'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

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