carburettor
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carburettor — (Brit.) n. part of an internal combustion engine (also carburetor) … English contemporary dictionary
carburettor — This is the standard spelling in BrE, as distinct from AmE carburetor (with one t) … Modern English usage
carburettor — (also carburetter, US carburetor) ► NOUN ▪ a device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel. DERIVATIVES carburetted (US carbureted) adjective. ORIGIN from archaic carburet «combine or charge with carbon» … English terms dictionary
Carburettor — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carburettor — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carburettor — UK [ˌkɑː(r)bəˈretə(r)] / US [ˈkɑrbəˌreɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms carburettor : singular carburettor plural carburettors the part of an engine, for example in some cars, that mixes air and petrol in order to provide power … English dictionary
carburettor — [19] Carburettor is a derivative of carburet, an obsolete term for what is now known as carbide ‘a carbon compound’. It was originally used for a device for adding carbon to a gas for enhancing its power of illumination; the current application… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
carburettor — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)bəre̱tə(r), AM reɪtə(r)[/t]] carburettors N COUNT A carburettor is the part of an engine, usually in a car, in which air and petrol are mixed together to form a vapour which can be burned. (in AM, use carburetor) … English dictionary
carburettor — [19] Carburettor is a derivative of carburet, an obsolete term for what is now known as carbide ‘a carbon compound’. It was originally used for a device for adding carbon to a gas for enhancing its power of illumination; the current application… … Word origins
carburettor — Смотри Карбюратор … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
