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carburetor

 Play car·bu·re·tor
A carburator from an automobile.

A carburator from an automobile.

noun
    The definition of a carburetor is a device used in engines to mix air and liquid fuel.

    An example of a carburetor is the part of a car that makes the explosive mixture in an internal-combustion engine.


carburetor

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. car′bu·ret·tor

carburetor

noun

  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.

Origin of carburetor

From carburet

carburetor

carburetor

cross section of a carburetor


carburetor

Noun

(plural carburetors)

  1. (US) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.

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