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booster
(encz) | booster,podpora n: Zdeněk Brož |
booster
(encz) | booster,pomocný motor Zdeněk Brož |
Booster
(gcide) | 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 supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster
(wn) | booster
n 1: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their
supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the
library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion,
admirer, booster, friend]
2: someone who is an active supporter and advocate [syn:
promoter, booster, plugger]
3: a thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster,
shoplifter, lifter]
4: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter]
5: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, {takeoff
rocket}]
6: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster
(foldoc) | Booster
A data-parallel language.
"The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst
voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989.
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morale booster
(encz) | morale booster, n: |
takeoff booster
(encz) | takeoff booster, n: |
Booster
(gcide) | 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 supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster dose
(gcide) | 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 supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster rocket
(gcide) | 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 supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster shot
(gcide) | 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 supporter.
[PJC]
3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or
part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second
stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is
detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster
rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist
the takeoff of airplanes.
[PJC]
4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial
immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended
immunity. Also called booster dose. When in the form of
an injection, it may be called a booster shot.
[PJC]
5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide
increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a
pumping device.
[PJC]
6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a
primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure
detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps
containing separate compartments for primer and booster
are used as detonators for certain explosives.
[PJC] |
booster amplifier
(wn) | booster amplifier
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, {relay
transmitter}] |
booster cable
(wn) | booster cable
n 1: a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a
tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" [syn: {jumper
cable}, jumper lead, lead, booster cable] |
booster dose
(wn) | booster dose
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster rocket
(wn) | booster rocket
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
booster shot
(wn) | booster shot
n 1: an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was
effective [syn: booster, booster dose, booster shot,
recall dose] |
booster station
(wn) | booster station
n 1: an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted
signal [syn: booster, booster amplifier, {booster
station}, relay link, relay station, {relay
transmitter}] |
booster unit
(wn) | booster unit
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
morale booster
(wn) | morale booster
n 1: anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of
flowers every morning was my morale builder" [syn: {morale
building}, morale booster] |
takeoff booster
(wn) | takeoff booster
n 1: the first stage of a multistage rocket [syn: booster,
booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster,
takeoff rocket] |
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