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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercharger.wav [US] Forms: superchargers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English charger English supercharger From super- + charger. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|super-|charger|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English charger English supercharger [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "above", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*úp", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-er", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-r", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upér", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*super", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "super", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "super-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "super-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "charger", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "supercharger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="supercharger"> From super- + charger. Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercharger (plural superchargers)
  1. (automotive) An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle). Wikidata QID: Q1079988
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  2. (automotive) An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).
    (most commonly) Such a compressor which is specifically powered from the crankshaft.
    Wikidata QID: Q1079988 Synonyms: blower Coordinate_terms: turbocharger, turbosupercharger, superturbocharger, twincharger
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  3. (electrics, electronics) A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.
    Sense id: en-supercharger-en-noun-sCFApoVu Categories (other): Electronics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 37 38 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 37 38 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 31 39 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 30 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 33 34 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: supercharge, supercharged, supercharging, air compressor Translations (inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine): компресор (kompresor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 机械增压器 (Chinese Mandarin), 超级增压器 (Chinese Mandarin), ahdin (Finnish), sprężarka mechaniczna [feminine] (Polish), supercargador [masculine] (Spanish), süperşarj (Turkish), kompresör (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine': 48 48 4

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