Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microturbine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-tur-bine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small turbine, usually a gas turbine.

Example Sentences

"Related also installed cogens with microturbines, smaller versions of the conventional engine, at Tribeca Green, an apartment complex in Lower Manhattan."

Etymology

From micro- + turbine.

Inflected Forms

microturbines (plural)

Questions

What does microturbine mean?: A small turbine, usually a gas turbine.
Where does microturbine come from?: From micro- + turbine.

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