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aerogenerator

aerogenerator noun: a generator powered by wind, a wind turbine.

Noun

aerogenerator (plural aerogenerators)

  1. (dated) A generator powered by wind, a wind turbine.
    • Modern wind machines convert the mechanical energy and are now called aerogenerators.1981, Nigel Dudley, Conservation: Energy, Ladybird
    • Aerogenerators or wind turbines are modern versions of windmills, making electricity from the energy in moving air.1999, Ian Graham, Barbara Taylor, John Farndon, Chris Oxlade, Science Encyclopedia, Parragon

Forms of aerogenerator

pluralaerogenerators

Origin of aerogenerator

From aero- + generator.

Questions about aerogenerator

What does aerogenerator mean?
Aerogenerator means a generator powered by wind, a wind turbine.
What part of speech is aerogenerator?
Aerogenerator is a noun.
What is the plural of aerogenerator?
The plural of aerogenerator is aerogenerators.

Words near aerogenerator in the dictionary

  1. aerogel
  2. aerogels
  3. aerogen
  4. aerogeneous
  5. aerogeneration
  6. aerogenerator
  7. aerogenerators
  8. aerogenesis
  9. aerogenic
  10. aerogenically
  11. aerogenous

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