turbocharger
turbocharger
Definition
☆ turbo·charger (tʉr′bō c̸här′jər)
noun
turbocharger
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: It's a bit like having an engine turbocharger that works in reverse.
- use: Under the bonnet, the GTC concept has GM's 1.9-litre turbo diesel unit, and uses two turbochargers rather than the usual one.
- assist: An electrically assisted turbocharger is employed to satisfy its supercharging needs.
- design: There are many tradeoffs involved in designing a turbocharger for an engine.
Adjective modifier
- twin: The T6 engine is a high-performance engine with twin turbochargers.
- large: For applications utilizing a larger turbocharger, APS recommends the use of a high performance blow off valve.
- variable: Those 166 horses gallop along courtesy of a variable geometry turbocharger.
- new: Result: One practically new turbocharger, for practically nothing.
- small: At low engine speeds, the smaller turbocharger is effective immediately, producing 95 per cent of the available torque at just 1,500rpm.
- most: They allow the turbine shaft to spin with less friction than the fluid bearings used in most turbochargers.
Modifies a noun
- casing: The coolant in the primary circuit runs through the engine block, exhaust manifolds, and turbocharger casing.
- bearing: The new turbocharger bearing designs are the latest in a series of bearing products manufactured using Barden's " Special Design " capability.
- boost: It just shows that a diesel is more efficient when running a higher turbocharger boost.
- housing: In the 18 cylinder version there are three turbochargers in each of the three turbocharger housings.
Noun used with modifier
- geometry: Those 166 horses gallop along courtesy of a variable geometry turbocharger.
- exhaust: This adjusts the exhaust gas turbocharger to match more precisely the engine's running conditions.
- variable-geometry: Each cylinder bank is fed by a dedicated variable-geometry turbocharger via separate, high-capacity intercoolers to help achieve the desired throttle responses.
- bearing: Barden's high precision bearings are also having a major impact in the rapidly developing automotive aftermarket for ball bearing turbochargers.
- ball: Barden's high precision bearings are also having a major impact in the rapidly developing automotive aftermarket for ball bearing turbochargers.
- gas: This adjusts the exhaust gas turbocharger to match more precisely the engine's running conditions.
Browse dictionary entries near turbocharger
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- turbine
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- turbinado (sugar)
- turbidity current
- turbidite
- turbidimeter
- turbofan
- turbogenerator
- turbojet
- turboprop
- turbosupercharger
- turbot
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turbulent flow
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