prius

[ prahy-uhs ]

/ ˈpraɪ əs /

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adjective

(in prescriptions) before; former.

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Origin of prius

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1890–95

Words nearby prius

pristine, Pritchett, prithee, Prithivi, prittle-prattle, prius, priv., privacy, privacy, right of, privatdocent, private

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Prius

[ pree-uhs ]

/ ˈpri əs /

noun, plural Prius, Prii

[pree-ahy]. /ˈpri aɪ/. Trademark.

a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.

Origin of Prius

1997; from the Latin prius meaning “coming before”; also related to such English words as “prior” and “primary”

Quotations related to Prius

"In hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, computer software decides when to run the [gasoline] engine, when to run the electric motor and when to recharge the battery. … A full hybrid, such as the Toyota Prius, can provide a fuel economy improvement of 60 percent or more. "
-Joseph J. Romm and Andrew A. Fran Hybrid Vehicles Gain Traction Scientific American (April 2006)

How to use prius in a sentence

Hybrid-electric aircraft will soon kick off a new era of cleaner air travel, just as the pioneering Toyota Prius heralded the start of the electric car movement 20 years ago.
Hybrid-electric aircraft could become the Prius of airplanes|Joann Muller|February 19, 2021|Axios
Buying a Prius or Tesla isn’t enough to really bring down levels of carbon in the atmosphere.
Big Tech’s attention economy can be reformed. Here’s how.|Gideon Lichfield|January 10, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The intention is to start with its autonomous Toyota Prius vehicles in one city and one partner in the early part of 2021, Nuro’s chief legal and policy officer David Estrada said.
Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California|Kirsten Korosec|December 23, 2020|TechCrunch
The pilot, which initially used Toyota Prius vehicles, transitioned to its R1 delivery bot.
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro hits $5 billion valuation on fresh funding of $500 million|Kirsten Korosec|November 9, 2020|TechCrunch

Some of Nuro’s first tests and pilots were with Toyota Prius vehicles equipped with its self-driving system.
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro hits $5 billion valuation on fresh funding of $500 million|Kirsten Korosec|November 9, 2020|TechCrunch
I drive a Prius, enjoy Vanilla lattes, and am married to a man.
Dear Evangelicals: You’re Being Had|Jay Michaelson|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He offers that his Prius-driving friends might go home and eat steaks, so who is anyone to judge?
Talking Tofurky With Newly Vegan Cory Booker|Vlad Chituc|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
May they all stand in a puddle and stick their tongues in a Prius charge port.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This argument makes about as much sense as saying that the recent death of actress Lauren Bacall means you should buy a Prius.
Family Research Council Uses Robin Williams’s Suicide to Promote Gay Conversion Therapy|Asawin Suebsaeng|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was a cooing and cherubic mini-avatar called Anima, which players earned after reaching a certain level in the game Prius.
‘Love Child’ Game Over: Internet Addicts Let Their Baby Starve to Death|Nina Strochlic|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dederat ipse in mdatis, vt antiquo in monumto c demortua prius familia (qu scieb paganic obijsse) sepeliretur.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The judges of assize, by virtue of their commission of nisi prius, try the causes thus appointed.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
Rem penitus explorabo; prius, enim digito tangam, ait uxor, quam dormivero.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne
In August, 1837, the case was brought down to trial at Nisi Prius, and a verdict entered for plaintiff at one-shilling damages.
The Last Laird of MacNab|Various
Ad tumulum itaque ducatum postulauit, in quo prius mucronem experientissimum occultauerat.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers