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range extender

range extender noun: a fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.

Noun

range extender (plural range extenders)

  1. A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.
  2. A device which extends a signal beyond its normal limit.
  3. A device which expands coverage available to a wireless network with a new coverage area, which can be connected to the primary network node via a wireless backhaul or a wired one, depending on device.

Forms of range extender

pluralrange extenders

Questions about range extender

What does range extender mean?
Range extender means a fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.
What part of speech is range extender?
Range extender is a noun.
What is the plural of range extender?
The plural of range extender is range extenders.

Words near range extender in the dictionary

  1. rangatira
  2. rangatiras
  3. rangatiratanga
  4. range
  5. range anxiety
  6. range extender
  7. range extenders
  8. range finder
  9. range finders
  10. range hood
  11. range hoods

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