- 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.
A carburator from an automobile.
carburetor definition by Webster's New World
noun
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
carburetor definition by American Heritage Dictionary
noun
A device used in internal-combustion engines to produce an explosive mixture of vaporized fuel and air.
Origin: From carburet.
carburetor
cross section of a carburetor
