Turbocharger
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Designed to improve the volumetric efficiency of an internal combustion engine, the turbocharger is a forced induction device which can increase an engines output. It is essentially a turbine driven by the exhaust gases which sucks in air and forces it into the cylinders, unlike the supercharger, which is mechanically driven by the engines crankshaft.
Turbocharger meaning & definition 1 of Turbocharger.
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A supercharger driven by a turbine powered by the engines exhaust gases.
Turbocharger meaning & definition 2 of Turbocharger.
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a small turbine turned by the waste gases from an engine that pushes the fuel and air mixture into the engine at a higher pressure, so increasing the power produced by the engine
Turbocharger meaning & definition 3 of Turbocharger.