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microturbine

microturbine noun: a small turbine, usually a gas turbine.

Noun

microturbine (plural microturbines)

  1. A small turbine, usually a gas turbine.
    • Related also installed cogens with microturbines, smaller versions of the conventional engine, at Tribeca Green, an apartment complex in Lower Manhattan.2009 February 25, Alec Appelbaum, “Towers in Manhattan Gather Heat for Power”, in New York Times

Forms of microturbine

pluralmicroturbines

Origin of microturbine

From micro- + turbine.

Questions about microturbine

What does microturbine mean?
Microturbine means a small turbine, usually a gas turbine.
What part of speech is microturbine?
Microturbine is a noun.
What is the plural of microturbine?
The plural of microturbine is microturbines.

Words near microturbine in the dictionary

  1. microtunneling
  2. microtunnelling
  3. microtunnels
  4. microturbidite
  5. microturbidites
  6. microturbine
  7. microturbines
  8. microturbulence
  9. microturbulences
  10. microturbulent
  11. microtypewriter

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