Western culture or Western civilization is a term used to refer to the cultures of the people of European origin and their descendants.
Part of the Hardware glossary: A turbine is a machine that transforms rotational energy from a fluid that is picked up by a rotor system into usable work or energy. Turbines achieve this either through mechanical gearing or electromagnetic induction to produce electricity. Types of turbines include steam turbines, wind turbines, gas turbines or water turbines. Mechanical uses of turbine power go back to ancient Greece.
impeller - the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine) vane, blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water. rotor - rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine. Translations.