carburetor
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carburetor
- /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/ UK
- /ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/ US
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Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896
noun carburetors · carburetter · carburettor · carbureter
- A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
- A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel. Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described. The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862.
- A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine. Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.
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noun a device in an internal combustion engine
| Español | carburador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기화기 gihwagi, 카뷰레터 kabyureteo |
| 日本語 | キャブレター kyaburetā |
| 中文 | 化油器 huàyóuqì, 汽化器 qìhuàqì |
| हिन्दी | कार्ब्युरेटर kārbyureṭar |
| Kiswahili | kabureta |
| Português | carburador |
| Français | carburateur |
| Deutsch | Vergaser |
| Italiano | carburatore |
| Ελληνικά | εξαερωτήρας exaerotíras, καρμπυρατέρ karmpyratér, καρμπιρατέρ karmpiratér |
| Română | carburator |
| Русский | карбюра́тор karbjurátor |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ chế hoà khí |
| العربية | مَازِج māzij |
| עברית | מְאַיֵד |
Talk about this word "carburetor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carburetor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carburetor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carburetor "carburetor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carburetor.Cite this
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title = {carburetor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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