0 present participle of supercharge
1 to make an engine more powerful by forcing in more air and fuel than usual
This creates a supercharging effect, cools the valves and improves scavenging (hence the name).
Although turbocharging is less responsive than supercharging, turbocharging is generally considered more efficient than supercharging.
This engine produced at 2800 rpm without supercharging.
The variety of roles required a two-seater and the need for high-altitude performance for the photo-reconnaissance role, for example, called for supercharging.
Menasco designed and built a variety of four- and six-cylinder inverted air-cooled aircraft engines, some with supercharging.
They used variable supercharging to give a constant power output across their speed range.
Aircraft engines at this time were beginning to use high supercharging pressures, increasing the stress on their head gaskets.
All these engines used essentially the same cylinder heads, the differences being in supercharging and engine revolutions per minute.
