uprated; uprating; uprates
: upgrade
specifically
: to improve the power output of (a machine, such as an engine)
Examples of uprate in a Sentence
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Along with this, the steering, front-end grip, and braking all get uprated.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
NuScale has since submitted an application to uprate the design to 77 MW.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2023
The force will expand with the addition of 70 4.5-generation Gripen-E fighters with improved stealth, greater range, advanced AESA radar/jammers, and uprated F414 turbofan engines permitting supersonic cruising.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
NuScale has since submitted an application to uprate the design to 77 MW.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2023
The force will expand with the addition of 70 4.5-generation Gripen-E fighters with improved stealth, greater range, advanced AESA radar/jammers, and uprated F414 turbofan engines permitting supersonic cruising.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above
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“Uprate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uprate. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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