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speedbooster

speedbooster noun: a secondary lens mounted between the camera and a photographic lens so as to reduce the central part of an image obtained by the objective lens while concentrating the light rays on a smaller area.

Noun

speedbooster (plural speedboosters)

  1. A secondary lens mounted between the camera and a photographic lens so as to reduce the central part of an image obtained by the objective lens while concentrating the light rays on a smaller area.
  2. (rare) Something that boosts speed.
    • Especially useful for D&D missions, speedboosters (beacons) will boost you in the direction you are already traveling, even DOWN, best used in the air while initially jetting toward nme base, limited to 3, use wisely.2000 March 6, JnWPalomo, “I need Renegades FastFavs!!”, in alt.games.starsiege.tribes (Usenet)
    • Man, I wish I could do that... Then again, a few speedboosters help :-)2001 January 24, Frank van Schie, “Spoonbot tree question”, in alt.games.starsiege.tribes (Usenet)

Examples of speedbooster in a sentence

  • In T1 Renegades, speedboosters are stored as beacons.2001 May 8, Bill McCarthy, “TAN: Talkin bout Tribes! (was Re: TAN: Survivor (spoilers))”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet):
  • Some also talk about a speedbooster or coverage-booster, seemingly separate from MIMO.2005 July 6, mat...@gmail.com, “Re: Wireless networks”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):

Antonyms of speedbooster

Forms of speedbooster

pluralspeedboosters

Origin of speedbooster

From speed + booster.

Questions about speedbooster

What does speedbooster mean?
Speedbooster means a secondary lens mounted between the camera and a photographic lens so as to reduce the central part of an image obtained by the objective lens while concentrating the light rays on a smaller area.
How do you use speedbooster in a sentence?
In T1 Renegades, speedboosters are stored as beacons.
What part of speech is speedbooster?
Speedbooster is a noun.
What is the plural of speedbooster?
The plural of speedbooster is speedboosters.

Words near speedbooster in the dictionary

  1. speedboaters
  2. speedboating
  3. speedboatman
  4. speedboatmen
  5. speedboats
  6. speedbooster
  7. speedboosters
  8. speedbridge
  9. speedbridged
  10. speedbridger
  11. speedbridgers

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