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SUPERCHARGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("supercharger" is a kind of...):
compressor (a mechanical device that compresses gasses)
Holonyms ("supercharger" is a part of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine)
Derivation:
supercharge (increase the pressure on a gas or liquid)
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