supercharger

English

Etymology

super- +‎ charger

Noun

supercharger (plural superchargers)

1. (internal combustion engines) An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).
   1. (most commonly) Such a compressor which is specifically powered from the crankshaft.
2. (electrics, electronics) A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see super,‎ charger.

Hyponyms

inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine

• turbocharger
• turbosupercharger
• twincharger

 

Related terms

• supercharged (adj.)
• supercharge (n.)
• supercharge (v.)
• supercharging (n.)

 

Coordinate terms

inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine

• turbocharge
• turbocharged
• turbocharger
• turbocharging
• turbosupercharge
• turbosupercharged
• turbosupercharger
• turbosupercharging
• twincharge
• twincharged
• twincharger
• twincharging

 

Translations

inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine

• Bulgarian: компресор m (kompresor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 机械增压器, 超级增压器

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• Finnish: ahdin (fi)

• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: sprężarka mechaniczna f
• Spanish: supercargador m
• Thai: please add this translation if you can