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Vinony

supercharger

noun

  1. air compressor for an internal combustion engine
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English charger English supercharger From super- + charger.

  1. An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).

    “The grey Bentley convertible, the 1933 4½-litre with the Amherst-Villiers supercharger, had been brought round a few minutes earlier from the garage where he kept it and the engine had kicked directly he pressed the self-starter.”

  2. An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).
  3. A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.