microturbine

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noun

A small turbine, usually a gas turbine.

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Meanings

nounmicroturbine (plural microturbines)

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

Origin

From micro- + turbine.

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APA

microturbine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microturbine

MLA

“microturbine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microturbine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microturbine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microturbine.

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