supercharger

English Thesaurus

1. compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	compressor,
definition	:	a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	ice, internal-combustion engine,
definition	:	a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	pressurise, pressurize, supercharge,
definition	:	increase the pressure on a gas or liquid (verb.change)

derivation	:	pressurise, pressurize, supercharge,
definition	:	increase the pressure on a gas or liquid (verb.change)