"speedbooster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: speedboosters [plural]
Etymology: From speed + booster. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speed|booster}} speed + booster Head templates: {{en-noun}} speedbooster (plural speedboosters)
  1. (photography) 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. Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-speedbooster-en-noun-PGZSk88p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  2. (rare) Something that boosts speed. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-speedbooster-en-noun-n-OUO953

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000 March 6, JnWPalomo, “I need Renegades FastFavs!!”, in alt.games.starsiege.tribes (Usenet):",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2001 January 24, Frank van Schie, “Spoonbot tree question”, in alt.games.starsiege.tribes (Usenet):",
          "text": "Man, I wish I could do that... Then again, a few speedboosters help :-)",
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          "ref": "2001 May 8, Bill McCarthy, “TAN: Talkin bout Tribes! (was Re: TAN: Survivor (spoilers))”, in rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan (Usenet):",
          "text": "In T1 Renegades, speedboosters are stored as beacons.",
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          "ref": "2005 July 6, mat...@gmail.com, “Re: Wireless networks”, in alt.fan.cecil-adams (Usenet):",
          "text": "Is this the same as \"MIMO\" that I see mentioned in some ads? Some also talk about a speedbooster or coverage-booster, seemingly separate from MIMO.",
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