supercharged, pa. pple. and ppl. a.
[super-1 9 b.]
1. (superˈcharged.) Charged to excess; overcharged.
| 1876 Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 283 Shallow seas super⁓charged with saline matter. 1889 Athenæum 12 Oct. 499/1 The story is supercharged with the frolicsome spirit and delicate humour that [etc.]. 1909 Q. Rev. Oct. 463 Our supercharged imagination. |
2. Engin. (ˈsupercharged.) a. Of the fuel-air mixture in an internal-combustion engine: increased in pressure by mechanical means. b. Of a vehicle or its engine: equipped with a supercharger.
| 1919 W. J. Walker tr. Devillers's Automobile & Aero Engines xxiv. 387 The volume of the supercharged mixture remains sensibly constant during injection. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Saturday vii. 41 Where did Germany get her first super-charged aero engines from? 1955 Times 5 May 16/5 The newest of our engines to be publicly announced is a supercharged turboprop of 4,000 h.p. 1980 Daily Tel. 21 May 14/3 The preview of super⁓charged prototype models in Turin. |