uprated; uprating; uprates
: upgrade
specifically
: to improve the power output of (a machine, such as an engine)
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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
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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
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“Uprate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uprate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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