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.
(ËwÉªndËmÉªl; ËwÉªnËmÉªl) n. 1. (Mechanical Engineering) a machine for grinding or pumping driven by a set of adjustable vanes or sails that are caused to turn by the force of the wind. 2. (Mechanical Engineering) the set of vanes or sails that drives such a mill. 3. (Other Non-sporting Hobbies) Also called: whirligig Brit a toy consisting of plastic or paper vanes attached to a stick in such a manner that they revolve like the sails of a windmill. US and Canadian name: pinwheel.