aeroderivative

adjective

aero·​de·​riv·​a·​tive ¦er-ō-di-¦ri-və-tiv 

of a turbine

: designed to generate power from the exhaust of a separate engine

Aeroderivative turbines have higher efficiency than heavy-frame combustion turbines in this small size range.

—Ann Chambers et al., Distributed Generation, 2001

Word History

Etymology

aero- + derivative entry 1

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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