of, relating to, or driven by a turbine: turbofan
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tur•bo /ˈtɜrboʊ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -bos. a car with a special attachment using a turbine to improve its power and efficiency. See -turb-.
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tur•bo
(tûr′bō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bos.
turbo-,
- turbine.
- Informal Termsturbocharger.
- Automotivean automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.
- Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger
- 1655–65, in sense "tornado''; 1900–05 for def. 1; in part
turbo-,
- a combining form representing turbine in compound words:turbojet.
- turb(ine) + -o-
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'Turbo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
propjet engine
- turbinal
- turbinate
- turbine
- turbit
- turbo
- turbo-electric
- turbo-propeller engine
- turbo-ramjet engine
- turbocharge
- turbocharger
- turbofan
- turbojet
- turboprop
- turbopump
- turboshaft
- turbosupercharger
- turbot
- turbotrain