pressure booster

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• Booster — Boost er (b[=oo]st [ e]r), n. 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro motive force in an alternating current circuit; so called because used to boost , or raise, the pressure in the circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. an enthusiastic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• booster dose — Booster Boost er (b[=oo]st [ e]r), n. 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro motive force in an alternating current circuit; so called because used to boost , or raise, the pressure in the circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• booster rocket — Booster Boost er (b[=oo]st [ e]r), n. 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro motive force in an alternating current circuit; so called because used to boost , or raise, the pressure in the circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• booster shot — Booster Boost er (b[=oo]st [ e]r), n. 1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro motive force in an alternating current circuit; so called because used to boost , or raise, the pressure in the circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• booster — ☆ booster [bo͞os′tər ] n. 1. a person who boosts; enthusiastic supporter 2. Elec. a device for controlling or varying the voltage in a circuit 3. Radio & TVRadio TV an amplifier between the antenna and the receiver 4. any device that provides… …   English World dictionary

• booster — [1] A radio device which amplifies the signal or the audio output to the speakers. Because of its size it is mounted in the glovebox, under the dash, in the center console, under the seat, or in the trunk. [2] A device incorporated in vehicle… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• booster pump — Normally a pump, in the aircraft fuel system, meant to prevent vapor locks and cavitation of fuel as well as to maintain a satisfactory supply of low pressure fuel to the engine driven pump. This is located in the main fuel tank, to which the… …   Aviation dictionary

• booster — boosterish, adj. /booh steuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that boosts, esp. an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. 2. Elect. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage. 3. Railroads. any… …   Universalium

• pressure accumulator — A spherical pressure tank of about 10 mm diameter in an hydraulic brake booster. A diaphragm separates the pressure accumulator into two chambers, one contains pressurized nitrogen, the other contains hydraulic fluid supplied by the hydraulic… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• booster — noun Date: 1888 one that boosts: as a. an enthusiastic supporter b. an auxiliary device for increasing force, power, pressure, or effectiveness c. slang shoplifter d. a radio frequency amplifier for a radio or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …   Wikipedia