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/ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/ · noun
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition..
Near-synonym: gasifier
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.
Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.
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.
Use carburetor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carburetor means (US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition..
Common synonyms include carb, carby, gasifier, carburettor.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: gasifier
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