supercharge
English
Etymology
Verb
supercharge (third-person singular simple present supercharges, present participle supercharging, simple past and past participle supercharged)
- To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
- (transitive) To make faster or more powerful.
- 2014 April 13, Nick Bilton, “Bend it, charge it, dunk it: Graphene, the material of tomorrow”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Graphene could change the electronics industry, ushering in flexible devices, supercharged quantum computers, electronic clothing and computers that can interface with the cells in your body.
- (heraldry) To overlay one charge upon another.
- (electronics, electrics) To recharge a battery cell/pack at an extremely rapid pace
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super, charge.
Related terms
Translations
to increase the power of an internal combustion engine
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to make faster or more powerful
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heraldry: to overlay one charge upon another
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See also
Noun
supercharge (plural supercharges)
- (heraldry) A charge borne upon an ordinary or other charge.
- (electrics, electronics) An instance of supercharging.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super, charge.