Definitions
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- adjective That uses
electric generators toconvert themechanical energy of aturbine into electric energy and electricmotors to convert it back into mechanical energy to power thedriveshafts .
Etymologies
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turbo- + electric
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Examples
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To convert the _Brainchild's_ plant from a spaceship drive to an electric power plant seemed to him to be on the same order as using a turboelectric generator to power a flashlight.
Unwise Child Randall Garrett 1957
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The turboelectric motor hummed, and the cab shot off into traffic.
The Penal Cluster Randall Garrett 1957
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