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Definition of Carburetion
1. Noun. The process, such as occurs in a carburetor, of mixing fuel with oxygen or air in appropriate proportion for combustion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carburetion
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carburetion
Literary usage of Carburetion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Internal-combustion Engines: Their Principles and Applications to Automobile by Wallace Ludwig Lind (1920)
"The first and oldest form of carburetion is that accomplished by passing air
through a mass of liquid fuel. On the other hand, a volume of air may be ..."
2. Elements of Steam and Gas Power Engineering by Andrey Abraham Potter, James Park Calderwood (1920)
"CHAPTER XIII AUXILIARIES FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES CARBURETORS Principles
of carburetion.—To successfully operate an internal combustion engine on ..."
3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The carburetion. A six cylinder engine usually requires special intake pipes and
double or multiple jet type of carburetor to meet the demand of the ..."
4. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"carburetion Troubles.—Improper mixture is the common source of carburetor trouble.
The mixture is either too rich, that is, too much gasoline in proportion ..."
5. Automobile Construction and Repair: A Practical Guide to the Design by Morris Albert Hall (1918)
"This is done through the medium of the carburetion system, the principal unit 'in
which is the carburetor. The function of this is to convert a liquid ..."
6. Questions and Answers Relating to Modern Automobile Design, Construction by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1921)
"LESSON FIVE THEORY OF carburetion AND ITS APPLICATION Q. What is combustion a
manifestation of? A. Combustion always indicates a chemical combination ..."
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