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turboencabulator

turboencabulator noun: a fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

Noun

turboencabulator (plural turboencabulators)

  1. (humorous) A fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

Forms of turboencabulator

pluralturboencabulators
alternative formturbo encabulator

Origin of turboencabulator

A fanciful construction from turbo-, en-, cab, -ule, -ate, and -or.

Questions about turboencabulator

What does turboencabulator mean?
Turboencabulator means a fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.
What part of speech is turboencabulator?
Turboencabulator is a noun.
What is the plural of turboencabulator?
The plural of turboencabulator is turboencabulators.

Words near turboencabulator in the dictionary

  1. turbodiesels
  2. turbodrill
  3. turbodrills
  4. turboed
  5. turboelectric
  6. turboencabulator
  7. turboencabulators
  8. turboexpander
  9. turboexpanders
  10. turbofan
  11. turbofanned

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