Meanings
nounsupercharger (plural superchargers)
plural superchargers
- automotiveAn inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).
The grey Bentley convertible, the 1933 4½-litre with the Amherst-Villiers supercharger, had been brought round a few minutes earlier from the garage where he kept it and the engine had kicked directly he pressed the self-starter.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 11- most commonlyautomotiveSuch a compressor which is specifically powered from the crankshaft.
Synonyms: blower
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSuch a compressor which is specifically powered from the crankshaft.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishcharger
- Englishsupercharger
Translations
Bulgarian компресор
- компресор (kompresor)inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Chinese Mandarin 机械增压器, 超级增压器
- 机械增压器inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
- 超级增压器inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Finnish ahdin
- ahdininlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Polish sprężarka mechaniczna
- sprężarka mechanicznainlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Spanish supercargador
- supercargadorinlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Turkish süperşarj, kompresör
- süperşarjinlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
- kompresörinlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine
Cite this entry
APA
supercharger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercharger
MLA
“supercharger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercharger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercharger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercharger.
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