intercooler

noun

in·​ter·​cool·​er ˌin-tər-ˈkü-lər How to pronounce intercooler (audio)
: a device for cooling a fluid (such as air) between successive heat-generating processes

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The 765 receives larger intercoolers, and improved cooling ducts to keep the engine breathing easier. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025 What's weird is that the setup is missing an intercooler. New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025 This air-supply scheme employs an intercooler to help cool the intake charge, just as conventional superchargers do. IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2018 The turbo is noisier, significantly more expensive and poses packaging challenges for the turbo, exhaust, intercoolers and cooling. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intercooler

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First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intercooler was in 1899

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“Intercooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercooler. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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