SUPERCHARGER

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 I. (noun) 

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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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