Dictionary

carburetor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.
2. (obsolete) A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel.
   • Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described. The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862.
3. (slang) A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine.
   • Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes. 1989, United States International Trade Commission, Importation of certain drug paraphernalia into the United States, page 8:
   • Some pipes feature a “carburetor,” which is a small hole in the air chamber located past the bowl. The carburetor is held shut while the bowl is being lit and the smoke drawn. 2008, Dale Gieringer, Ed Rosenthal, Gregory Carter, Marijuana Medical Handbook, page 172:

Forms

Coordinates

fuel injection · injector

Relateds

carburetion · vaporiser · gasifier

Synonyms

carb · carby

Translations (75)

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