turbo-
1.
a combining form representing
turbine,
in compound words:
turbojet.
Origin
turb(ine)
+
-o-
British Dictionary definitions for
turbo-
turbo-
combining form
1.
of, relating to, or driven by a turbine:
turbofan
Word Origin and History for
turbo-
word-forming element, abstracted c.1900 from
turbine
; influenced by Latin
turbo
"spinning top."