- carburetor
- noun Date: 1896 a mechanical apparatus for premixing vaporized fuel and air in proper proportions and supplying the mixture to an internal combustion engine
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Carburetor — Car bu*ret or, Carburettor Car bu*ret tor, n. 1. (Chem.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power. [Written also {carburettor}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carburetor — 1866, device to enhance a gas flame, from carburet compound of carbon and another substance (1795, now displaced by CARBIDE (Cf. carbide)), from carb , comb. form of CARBON (Cf. carbon), + uret, an archaic suffix formed from Mod.L. uretum to… … Etymology dictionary
carburetor — (Amer.) n. part of an internal combustion engine (also carburettor) … English contemporary dictionary
carburetor — [kär′byo͞o ret΄ərkär′bə rāt΄ər, kär′byo͞orāt΄ər] n. an apparatus for carbureting air or a gas; esp., a device in which air is mixed with gasoline spray to make an explosive mixture in an internal combustion engine: Brit. carburettor [kär′byo͞o… … English World dictionary
Carburetor — Bendix Technico (Stromberg) 1 barrel downdraft carburetor model BXUV 3, with nomenclature A carburetor (American spelling), carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine … Wikipedia
carburetor — Optionally spelled carburetter or carburettor. A device that vaporizes fuel and mixes it with air in proper quantities and proportions to suit the varying needs of the engine. A filter screens the air which is drawn into the carburetor. Here the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
carburetor — n. a device for smoking canna bis that mixes the smoke with air. (Drugs.) □ I have a carburetor with the rest of my stash. □ Frank showed Walter how to use a carburetor … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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Carburetor icing — Carburetor (or carburettor) icing is an icing condition which can affect any carburetor under certain atmospheric conditions. While it applies to all carburetors, it is of particular concern in association with piston powered aircraft,… … Wikipedia
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