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Supercharger vs Supercharge - What's the difference?

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Supercharge is a related term of supercharger.



As a noun supercharger

is an inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), normally powered from the crankshaft.

As a verb supercharge is

to increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.

supercharger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), normally powered from the crankshaft.

    • Hyponyms

    * turbocharger

    Related terms

    * supercharge * turbocharge

    supercharge

    English

    Verb

  • To increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft.
  • To make faster or more powerful.
  • * '>citation
  • (heraldry) To overlay one charge upon another.

    • Related terms

    * supercharger

    See also

    * turbocharge, turbocharger