Home › Words › M › microgenerationmicrogenerationmicrogeneration means the generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs.EtymologyFrom micro- + generation.nounThe generation of zero-carbon or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs.A demographic or cohort similar to a generation but covering a shorter timespan.e.g.“The elderly are market segments, by generations or microgenerations within age cohorts or by historical experience as personality types.” — 2002, Merry White, Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval, page 169:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.micropower 62% match — The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power. vs microgeneration →microgrid 60% match — A very small grid, especially a small power supply grid containing distributed generation of electricity. vs microgeneration →cogenerative 59% match — That produces both heat and power. vs microgeneration →microgenerator 59% match — A very small generator vs microgeneration →cogeneration 58% match — The production of heat and/or power from the waste energy of an industrial process. vs microgeneration →cogenerator 56% match — A combined heating plant and power generator. vs microgeneration →aerogeneration 55% match — Power generation by means of the wind. vs microgeneration →cogenerate 55% match — To generate two forms of energy simultaneously. vs microgeneration →