CARBURETOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion

Synonyms:

carburetor; carburettor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)