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Definition of Carburettor
1. Noun. Mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion.
Terms within: Air Horn, Air-intake, Butterfly Valve, Venturi
Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Definition of Carburettor
1. Noun. (AU NZ UK) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporised and mixed with air prior to ignition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carburettor
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carburettor
Literary usage of Carburettor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Motor-car Mechanism and Management: by Walter Poynter Adams (1907)
"The carburettor.—The carburettor is therefore a highly important accessory to
the engine. The simplest form is that known as the Surface carburettor, ..."
2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"1458 C. The Flow of Liquid Fuel Through carburettor Nozzles. Robert WA Brewer.
Reports a series of investigations made to show how it becomes an easy matter ..."
3. Aeronautical Engines: A Critical Survey of Current Practice with Special by Francis John Kean (1918)
"A simple carburettor is shown in Fig. 3G in which A is the fiV Flo. 38.—Claudel-Hobson
Flu. 42.—arrangement of Jets in the Petrol Jet. ..."
4. Gas Manufacture: The Chemistry of : a Practical Handbook on the Production by William John Atkinson Butterfield (1896)
"The length of the connection between the burner and the carburettor may be varied,
but should not be more than 5 feet. "The various dimensions and ..."
5. Handbook for Gas Engineers and Managers by Thomas Newbigging (1904)
"The carburettor for the lo-candle pentane Argand consists of ^- circular vessel
constructed of tinned-plate, 203-2 mm. (8 in.) in Diameter and 5O'8 mm. ..."
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