Carburettor
Full definition of carburettor
Noun
- (AU, NZ, UK) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporised and mixed with air prior to ignition.
- 2005, Mick Walker, How to Restore Your BMW Twin 1955-1985, %22carburettors%22+-intitle:%22carburettor|carburettors%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=e7ceT_X_MKatiAfhztz9DQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22carburettor%22|%22carburettors%22%20-intitle%3A%22carburettor|carburettors%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 92,Both affect the performance of the machine, especially the carburettors, and both are important to the final appearance of the model.
- 2008, Daniel Stapleton, David Vizard, John Sprinzel, The MG Midget & Austin Healey Sprite High Performance Manual, %22carburettors%22+-intitle:%22carburettor|carburettors%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lrUeT_-uEOmriAfX3LiBDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22carburettor%22|%22carburettors%22%20-intitle%3A%22carburettor|carburettors%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 36,In a carburettor the pressure drop (or viewed another way, suction) is used to draw fuel out of a reservoir, usually via a jet, and into the venturi to mix with the air flowing through it.
- 2011, Allan Bonnick, A Practical Approach to Motor Vehicle Engineering and Maintenance, %22carburettors%22+-intitle:%22carburettor|carburettors%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lrUeT_-uEOmriAfX3LiBDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22carburettor%22|%22carburettors%22%20-intitle%3A%22carburettor|carburettors%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 81,For a large part of the twentieth century the majority of light vehicles used petrol engines that were equipped with a carburettor.
