booster
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stər noun
1.
a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter.
2.
Electricity. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage.
3.
Railroads. any machine, device, phenomenon, etc., that helps to move a train, as a tailwind, downgrade, roller bearings, or especially a helper locomotive.
4.
Military. an explosive more powerful than a primer, for ensuring the detonation of the main charge of a shell.
5.
Rocketry.
a.
a rocket engine used as the principal source of thrust in the takeoff of a rocket or missile.
b.
the first stage containing this engine and its fuel supply, which may or may not be detached from the rocket when the fuel has been consumed.
6.
Medicine/Medical. Also called booster dose, booster shot. a dose of an immunizing substance given to maintain or renew the effect of a previous one.
7.
Pharmacology. a chemical compound, medicinal substance, or the like, that serves as a synergist.
8.
a radio-frequency amplifier for connecting between a radio or television antenna and the receiving set to intensify the received signal.
9.
an auxiliary pump, used in a pipeline or other system, to add to or maintain a prevailing amount of pressure or vacuum.
10.
Slang. a shoplifter or petty thief.
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So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
booster (ˈbuːstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that supports, assists, or increases power or effectiveness |
| 2. | Also called: launch vehicle the first stage of a multistage rocket |
| 3. | radio, television |
| a. a radio-frequency amplifier connected between an aerial and a receiver to amplify weak incoming signals | |
| b. a radio-frequency amplifier that amplifies incoming signals, retransmitting them at higher power | |
| 4. | another name for supercharger |
| 5. | short for booster dose |
| 6. | slang chiefly (US) a shoplifter |
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Word Origin & History
booster
1890, "one who boosts" something, from boost. Electrical sense is recorded from 1894. Young child's booster chair is attested under that name from 1960.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
booster boost·er (b&oomacr;'stər)
n.
An additional dose of an immunizing agent, such as a vaccine or toxoid, given at a time after the initial dose to sustain the immune response elicited by the previous dose of the same agent. Also called booster dose, booster shot.
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Science Dictionary
booster (b 'stər) Pronunciation Key
An additional dose of an immunizing agent, such as a vaccine or toxoid, given at a time period of weeks to years after the initial dose to sustain the immune response elicited by the first dose. Tetanus, diphtheria, and measles vaccines are commonly given in booster doses. |
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Slang Dictionary
booster definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary
Booster definition
A data-parallel language.
"The Booster Language", E. Paalvast, TR PL 89-ITI-B-18, Inst voor Toegepaste Informatica TNO, Delft, 1989.
Example sentences
But prices are likely to keep falling this year, so economic recovery will lack one of its usual booster rockets.
The first spring will sit between the first-stage solid fuel rocket booster and the second-stage liquid fuel booster.
But it's being marketed as a booster for a kind of workout you won't find at the gym.
Booster pumps are added as needed and are powered via the wires.
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