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Turban vs. Turbine
Turban
/ˈtɜːbən/Examples:
He sported a colorful turban at the festival.She wrapped a delicate silk turban around her head.His golden turban shimmered in the afternoon sun.
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This word has no antonymsTurbine
/ˈtɜːbaɪn/Examples:
Engineers designed a wind turbine for optimal efficiency.The hydroelectric turbine generates power using water flow.Modern jet engines rely heavily on turbine technology.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- A turban is a kind of headwear, while a turbine is a mechanical device.
- Both words start with tur-, but their endings give clues: -ban could remind you of band, which is like a headband, part of a turban. -bine could remind you of engine, part of a turbine.
- Turbans are worn by people, turbines are used in machines.
- Consider that bans are restrictions for turbans on heads, whereas turbines break barriers with energy.
- Remember that urb from urban relates to city life with turbans, while ine suggests machine line that turbines belong to.
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