retrofit

— Ⅰ. retrofit UK US /ˈretrəʊˌfɪt/ verb [T] ( tt ) PRODUCTION ► to provide a machine with a part, or a place with equipment, that the machine or place did not have when it was built: »We re retrofitting these plants with state of the art emission… …



Financial and business terms

retrofit

— ☆ retrofit [re′trə fit΄ ] n. [ RETRO & FIT1] a change in design, construction, or equipment, as of an aircraft or machine tool already in operation, in order to incorporate later improvements vt., vi. retrofitted, retrofitting to modify with a… …



English World dictionary

retrofit

— 1954, from retro(active) + (re)fit …



Etymology dictionary

Retrofit

— Retrofitting refers to the addition of new technology or features to older systems. An example of this is car customizing, where older vehicles are fitted with new technologies: power windows, cruise control, remote keyless systems, electric fuel …



Wikipedia

Retrofit

— Unter Retrofit wird die Modernisierung oder der Ausbau bestehender Produktionsanlagen verstanden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Ziele 2 Gründe 3 Maßnahmen 4 Vorteile eines Retrofits …



Deutsch Wikipedia

retrofit

— retrofittable, adj. v. /re troh fit , re troh fit /; n., adj. /re troh fit /, v., retrofitted or retrofit, retrofitting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts… …



Universalium

retrofit

— UK [ˈretrəʊˌfɪt] / US [ˈretroʊˌfɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms retrofit : present tense I/you/we/they retrofit he/she/it retrofits present participle retrofitting past tense retrofitted past participle retrofitted to change or improve something …



English dictionary

retrofit

— [[t]re̱troʊfɪt[/t]] retrofits, retrofitting, retrofitted VERB To retrofit a machine or a building means to put new parts or new equipment in it after it has been in use for some time, especially to improve its safety or make it work better. [V n] …



English dictionary

retrofit

— transitive verb Date: 1953 1. to furnish (as a computer, airplane, or building) with new or modified parts or equipment not available or considered necessary at the time of manufacture 2. to install (new or modified parts or equipment) in… …



New Collegiate Dictionary

Rétrofit

— Le rétrofit (parfois orthographié retrofit) est un anglicisme désignant la pratique consistant à échanger des pièces usées et des composants d équipements obsolètes tout en maintenant la configuration des équipements et de l unité de production d …



Wikipédia en Français

retrofit

— 1. verb /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊˌfɪt/ a) To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the la …



Wiktionary

retrofit

— ret|ro|fit [ˈretrəufıt US trou ] v past tense and past participle retrofitted present participle retrofitting [T] to improve a machine, piece of equipment, building etc by putting new and better parts in it after it has been used for some time



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Dictionary of contemporary English

retrofit

— retrÉ



ÊŠfɪt v. install new equipment or technology into older existing machines or equipment; modify something by adding newer and more advanced equipment (i.e. retrofit an old building with earthquake safe materials) …



English contemporary dictionary

retrofit

— /ˈrɛtroʊfɪt/ (say retrohfit) verb (t) (retrofitted, retrofitting) 1. to fit out anew as part of repairs or maintenance, especially by replacing old or worn parts or items with new and up to date ones. 2. to fit out at a later time as part of a… …



Australian English dictionary

retrofit

— re·tro·fit s.m.inv. ES ingl. TS autom. filtro applicabile alle normali marmitte degli autoveicoli, che catalizza i gas di scarico nocivi convertendoli in azoto e ossigeno DATA: 1992. ETIMO: comp. di retro(active) …



Dizionario italiano

retrofit

— ret|ro|fit [ retrou,fıt ] verb transitive to change or improve something such as a machine or a building by adding new parts, equipment, or features to it ╾ ret|ro|fit noun count …



Usage of the words and phrases in modern English