CARBURETTOR


Meaning of CARBURETTOR in English

[ ˌkα:bjʊ'rɛtə , -bə- ]

(also carburetter , US carburetor )

■ noun a device in an internal-combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.

Derivatives

carburetted ( US carbureted ) adjective

Origin

C19: from archaic carburet 'combine or charge with carbon' + -or 1 .

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