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CARBURETTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
Synonyms:
carburetor; carburettor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("carburettor" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Meronyms (parts of "carburettor"):
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 ("carburettor" is a part of...):
fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)
