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turbo-

Syllables: tur·bo-/ˌtɜː(ɹ).bəʊ̯-/UK/ˌtɜː.bəʊ̯-/

turbo- prefix: turbine-related.

Prefix

turbo-

  1. Turbine-related.
  2. Accelerated, more robust, souped-up.

Origin of turbo-

Back-formation from turbine, and from Latin turbō, ~binis.

Questions about turbo-

What does turbo- mean?
Turbo- means turbine-related.
What part of speech is turbo-?
Turbo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce turbo-?
Turbo- is pronounced /ˌtɜː(ɹ).bəʊ̯-/.

Words near turbo- in the dictionary

  1. turbo roundabouts
  2. turbo trainer
  3. turbo trainers
  4. turbo yeast
  5. turbo yeasts
  6. turbo-
  7. turbo-capitalism
  8. turbo-electric
  9. turbo-folk
  10. turbo-generator
  11. turbo-generators

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