turboelectric

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adjective

That uses electric generators to convert the mechanical energy of a turbine into electric energy and electric motors to convert it back into mechanical energy to power the driveshafts.

OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

adjectiveturboelectric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat uses electric generators to convert the mechanical energy of a turbine into electric energy and electric motors to convert it back into mechanical energy to power the driveshafts.

Origin

  1. Englishturbinebf.
  2. Ancient Greekτύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
  3. Latinturba
  4. Latinturbō, ~binis
  5. Englishturbo-
  6. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  7. Latinēlectrum
  8. New Latinēlectricus
  9. Englishelectric
  10. Englishturboelectric

From turbo- + electric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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