CARBURETOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carburetor mean? 

• CARBURETOR (noun)
  The noun CARBURETOR has 1 sense:

1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

  Familiarity information: CARBURETOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARBURETOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carburetor; carburettor

Hypernyms ("carburetor" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Meronyms (parts of "carburetor"):

air horn (air intake of a carburetor)

air-intake (a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel)

butterfly valve (a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle)

venturi (a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor))

Holonyms ("carburetor" is a part of...):

fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)

 Context examples 

A valve designed to control the flow of air to a carburetor or a coil in an electronic circuit that passes direct current and attenuates alternating current.

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