different between inlet vs turbocharger

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- +? let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?l?t/

Verb

inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)

1. (transitive) To let in; admit.
2. (transitive) To insert; inlay.

Etymology 2

From Middle English inl?te (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- +? let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nl?t/

Noun

inlet (plural inlets)

1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
2. A passage that leads into a cavity.
   • 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15.

     by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;

Translations

Anagrams

• ELINT, Intel, enlit, intel, leint, let in

English

Etymology

Contraction of turbosupercharger.

Noun

turbocharger (plural turbochargers)

1. inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.

Synonyms

• (dated): turbosupercharger
• (dim.): turbo

Related terms

• supercharge, turbocharge

Translations

See also

• supercharger