α. 1800s– carburator (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– carburetor (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– carburettor.
β. 1800s– carbureter (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– carburetter.
carburettorcarburetorn.
/ˌkɑːbəˈrɛtə/, /ˌkɑːbjᵿˈrɛtə/, U.S. /ˈkɑrbəˌreɪdər/ 1. An apparatus for charging or enriching air or other gas with hydrocarbon fuel, for burning to provide energy.
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the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > production of energy carburation > that which
carburettor1862
carburetant1893
carburant1909
1862 Sci. Amer. 22 Mar. 181/2 Each burner may be provided with its own carburator situated near the burner, or at some distance.
1866 Morning Star 21 Sept. 5/3 A dull, sluggish gas-flame is brightened to an extent almost marvellous when a carburettor is placed in the course of the pipe supplying it.
1899 Science 10 Mar. 354/1 Spirits..as used for carburetters in isolated vapor-lighting plants.
1947 Proc. Royal Soc. 1946–7 A. 188 99 Ethylene oxide was introduced into the gas stream by means of the carburettor.
1997 Chemosphere 35 1414 The water gas created in the generator was drawn to the top of the unit, exiting into the carburettor at a temperature of about 550 to 700°C.
2. Engineering. A device in an internal combustion engine for the controlled mixing of air with a fine spray of liquid fuel.twin carburettor: see twin adj. and n. Compounds 5.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > petrol > carburettor
carburettor1896
pot1941
carb1942
percolator1942
carby1956
twin carb1967
twin carburettor1973
1896 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 27 Nov. 22/1 Where a vaporiser is employed, or a carburettor.
1902 C. S. Rolls in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 166 Too rich a mixture may be caused by the presence of too much petrol in the carburator.
1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) 12 To obtain an explosive mixture of paraffin and air a special form of carburetter is required.
1927 J. S. McLester Nutrition & Diet in Health & Dis. xii. 315 The smoke of an automobile which has a poorly adjusted carbureter.
1962 R. B. Fuller Epic Poem on Industrialization 181 Man learns to know himself By adjusting his carburetors.
1992 In-Fisherman Feb. 103/1 (advt.) Oil is injected directly into the manifold, not into the carburetor, so the carburetor can't get gummed up.
2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty iv. 49 Many years later Her Majesty said she could still change the carburettor on a five-tonner if required.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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