carburetor

cross section of a carburetor

car·bu·re·tor

(kär′bə-rā′tər, -byə-)

1. A device used in internal-combustion engines to produce an explosive mixture of vaporized fuel and air.

2. A small hole in the side of a bong or water pipe that is stopped with a finger and then quickly unstopped as a person is inhaling to force smoke out of the drawing end of the pipe.

[From carburet.]

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car•bu•re•tor

car•bu•ret•er

(ˈkɑr bəˌreɪ tər, -byə-)

n.

a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.

Also, esp. Brit.,car•bu•ret•tor, car•bu•ret•ter (ˈkɑr byəˌrɛt ər)

[1860–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

carburetor - mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

carburettor

air horn - air intake of a carburetor

air-intake - a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel

butterfly valve - a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle

fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

venturi - a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)

Translations

كَارْبُراتير

karburátor

karburator

kaasutin

rasplinjač

キャブレター

기화기

förgasare

ตัวดูดอากาศเข้าลูกสูบ

karbüratör

bộ chế hòa khí

汽化器

carburettor

(ˈkaːbjuretə) , ((American) -bərei-) (American) carburetor noun

a part of an internal-combustion engine in which air is mixed with fuel.

carburetor

→ كَارْبُراتير karburátor karburator Vergaser καρμπιρατέρ carburador kaasutin carburateur rasplinjač carburatore キャブレター 기화기 carburateur forgasser gaźnik carburador карбюратор förgasare ตัวดูดอากาศเข้าลูกสูบ karbüratör bộ chế hòa khí 汽化器

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