Meanings
plural turbosuperchargers
- datedaeronauticsA turbocharger, an exhaust-powered turbine used to power increased air intake to an internal combustion engine; an exhaust-turbine powered (in place of engine-powered) supercharger.
Synonyms: turbo
- automotiveA twincharger, a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger.
Synonyms: superturbocharger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA turbocharger, an exhaust-powered turbine used to power increased air intake to an internal combustion engine; an exhaust-turbine powered (in place of engine-powered) supercharger.
nounA twincharger, a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger.
Origin
- Englishturbinebf.
- Ancient Greekτύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
- Latinturba
- Latinturbō, ~binis
- Englishturbo-
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Englishcharger
- Englishsupercharger
- Englishturbosupercharger
From turbo- + supercharger.
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turbosupercharger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turbosupercharger
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