carburetor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- carburator
- carburettor (Australia, Britain, New Zealand)
- carbureter
- carburetter
Etymology[edit]
Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/
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Noun[edit]
carburetor (plural carburetors)
- (obsolete) A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel. [from 1860s]
- Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described.
- The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862.
- Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described.
- (US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s]
- (slang, drugs) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine. [from 1970s]
- 1989, United States International Trade Commission, Importation of certain drug paraphernalia into the United States, page 8:
- Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.
- 2008, Dale Gieringer, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory Carter, Marijuana Medical Handbook[1], page 172:
- Some pipes feature a “carburetor,” which is a small hole in the air chamber located past the bowl. The carburetor is held shut while the bowl is being lit and the smoke drawn.
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Translations[edit]
a device in an internal combustion engine
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References[edit]
- carburetor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jonathon Green (2024) “carburetor”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang