carburetor
UK/ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə//ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/
carburetor noun: a device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
Noun
carburetor (plural carburetors)
- A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
- A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel.
- Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described.
The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862.
- Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described.
- A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
- Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.1989, United States International Trade Commission, Importation of certain drug paraphernalia into the United States, page 8
- Some pipes feature a “carburetor,” which is a small hole in the air chamber located past the bowl. The carburetor is held shut while the bowl is being lit and the smoke drawn.2008, Dale Gieringer, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory Carter, Marijuana Medical Handbook, page 172
carburetor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
carburetor in Hindi
- a device in an internal combustion engine
- कार्ब्युरेटर kārbyureṭar
carburetor in Tamil
- எரி கலப்பி, எரிபொருள் வளிக்கலப்பி, கார்புரேட்டர், காற்று எரிபொருள் கலப்பி
carburetor in Marathi
- a device in an internal combustion engine
- कार्ब्युरेटर kārbyureṭar
carburetor in Bengali
- কার্বুরেটর
More languagesFewer languages
- carburetor in Tagalog
- tambutso, paningaw, karburador
- carburetor in Arabic
- مَازِج māzij
- carburetor in Malay
- karburetor
- carburetor in Indonesian
- karburator
- carburetor in Persian
- کاربراتور kârburâtar
- carburetor in Thai
- คาร์บูเรเตอร์ kaa-buu-ree-dtə̂ə
- carburetor in Vietnamese
- bộ chế hoà khí
- carburetor in Myanmar
- ကာဘရိုက်တာ kabha.ruikta
Examples of carburetor in a sentence
- On older models, the gas line feeds the carburetor and has a replaceable fuel filter.
- Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.
- He replaced the carburetor with fuel injection.
Synonyms of carburetor
Forms of carburetor
| plural | carburetors |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | carburetter |
| alternative UK | carburettor |
| alternative form (obsolete) | carbureter |
Origin of carburetor
Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896
Questions about carburetor
- What does carburetor mean?
- Carburetor means a device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
- What is carburetor in Hindi?
- Carburetor in Hindi is कार्ब्युरेटर (kārbyureṭar). See Carburetor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carburetor?
- Carburetor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carburetor?
- Carburetor is pronounced /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carburetor?
- The plural of carburetor is carburetors.
Words near carburetor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carburetor (page history and authors); carburetor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carburetor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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