carburetor

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑrbəˌreɪtɚ, -bjə-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kär′bə rā′tər, -byə-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•bu•re•tor or car•bu•ret•er/ˈkɑrbəˌreɪtɚ, -byə-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Automotivea device in a car engine for mixing fuel and air to produce a mixture that can be exploded to provide power:tried adjusting the carburetor.
Also, esp. Brit., car•bu•ret•tor, car•bu•ret•ter/ˈkɑrbyəˌrɛtɚ/.USA pronunciation  
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•bu•re•tor  (kär′bə rā′tər, -byə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Automotivea device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
Also, car′bu•ra′tor, car′bu•ret′er; [esp. Brit.,] car•bu•ret•tor, car•bu•ret•ter  (kär′byə ret′ər).USA pronunciation 
  • carburet + -or2 1860–65

'carburetor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barrel - butterfly valve - carb - carburettor - choke - float bowl - flood - intake manifold - prime - wobble pump

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