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- [tur-boh]
- /ˈtɜr boʊ/
- /ˈtɜːbəʊ/
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- [tur-boh]
- /ˈtɜr boʊ/
Definitions of turbo word
- abbreviation TURBO turbine. 1
- noun plural turbo Informal. turbocharger. 1
- noun plural turbo an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger. 1
- noun turbo machine: turbine 1
- noun turbo mechanism: turbocharger 1
- countable noun turbo A turbo is a fan in the engine of a car or plane that improves its performance by using exhaust gases to blow fuel vapour into the engine. 0
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Origin of turbo
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65, in sense “tornado”; 1900-05 for def 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger
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Parts of speech for Turbo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turbo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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