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combie (iou) and turbine (medicine)


combie (iou)



combie noun. colloq. L19.
[Abbreviation: cf. COMBS.]
sing. & (usu.) in pl. A combination garment, combinations.

turbine (medicine)


turbine


A machine for converting the heat energy in steam or high temperature gas into mechanical energy. In a turbine, a high velocity flow of steam or gas passes through successive rows of radial blades fastened to a central shaft.