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English
Etymology
From aero- + generator.
Noun
aerogenerator (plural aerogenerators)
- (dated) A generator powered by wind, a wind turbine.
1981, Nigel Dudley, Conservation: Energy, Ladybird:Modern wind machines convert the mechanical energy and are now called aerogenerators.
1999, Ian Graham, Barbara Taylor, John Farndon, Chris Oxlade, Science Encyclopedia, Parragon:Aerogenerators or wind turbines are modern versions of windmills, making electricity from the energy in moving air.
Translations
generator powered by wind
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English aerogenerator. By surface analysis, aero- + generator.
Noun
aerogenerator n (plural aerogeneratoare)
- aerogenerator
Declension