supercharging

Compressing engine air

Supercharging is forcing extra air into an engine to boost power output.

A supercharger compresses intake air, allowing more fuel to burn per cycle.

The term extends to any dramatic enhancement: The new funding is supercharging their research efforts.

Coffee supercharges my morning.

automotive

turbocharger

Exhaust-powered engine booster

boost · compressor · horsepower · torque · manifold · ecu · tuning · dyno · psi · airflow

intensity

amplifying

Increasing strength or intensity

turbocharging · maximizing · enhancing · overdrive · hyperdrive · dynamism · vitality · vigor · zeal · fervor

electrical

battery

Portable electricity storage

kilowatt · capacitor · amperage · grid · regenerative · lithium · EV · megawatt

business

scaling

Climbing or resizing

innovation · disruption · leverage · accelerator · catalyst · turnaround · expansion · monetization · ROI · agile

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Opposites
engine aspiration method

superchargingnaturally aspirated

Relies on atmospheric pressure

unsupercharged

energy/power enhancement

superchargingdepleting

Progressively using up

draining · weakening · sapping · diminishing · throttling

intensity/effort level

superchargingslowing

Decreasing in velocity

decelerating · dampening · subduing · moderating · tapering

Family

charge, super, discharge, charged, charger, charging, recharge, overcharge, surcharge

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