supercharger
An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).
Other meanings
Such a compressor which is specifically powered from the crankshaft.
A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.
A kind of
- compressor
Related words
- supercharge
- supercharged
- supercharging
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “supercharger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.