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Grapepark Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Performance

Can we use the word "performance" for systems and machines?
For example,

The performance of wind turbines is that they turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.
  

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shininggirl Can we use the word "performance" for systems and machines? When you are speaking about how well they operate, yes. shininggirl The performance of wind turbines is that they turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.

  • shininggirl Can we use the word "performance" for systems and machines?
  • When you are speaking about how well they operate, yes.
  • shininggirl The performance of wind turbines is that they turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.
  • But it is not appropriate in that sentence.
  • The function of wind turbines is that they turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.
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shininggirlCan we use the word "performance" for systems and machines?
When you are speaking about how well they operate, yes.
shininggirlThe performance of wind turbines is that they turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.
But it is not appropriate in that sentence.

The function of wind tu

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