turbocharger

English

Etymology

Contraction of turbosupercharger.

Noun

turbocharger (plural turbochargers)

inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.

Synonyms

(dated): turbosupercharger
(dim.): turbo

Related terms

supercharge, turbocharge

Translations

inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine

Czech: turbodmychadlo (cs) n
Finnish: turboahdin (fi)
German: Turbolader (de) m, Kompressor (de) m

Polish: turbosprężarka f
Romanian: turbocompresor (ro) n
Russian: турбонадду́в (ru) m (turbonaddúv)

See also

supercharger

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