booster — s.n. 1. Motor cu abur auxiliar care antrenează roţile libere purtătoare ale unor locomotive cu abur pentru mărirea forţei de tracţiune. 2. (Electr., telec.) Generator auxiliar pentru sporirea tensiunii; survoltor. [pron. bús ter. / < engl.… … Dicționar Român
booster — [ bustɶr ] n. m. • 1934; mot angl. amér., proprt « accélérateur » 1 ♦ Astronaut. Propulseur externe auxiliaire destiné à accentuer la poussée des engins spatiaux. « À une altitude de 12 000 pieds, le booster se détache » (Le Monde, 1972). Recomm … Encyclopédie Universelle
Booster — may refer to:In science and technology: * Booster (electric power), a motor generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits * Booster dose, or booster shot, in medicine, a vaccination given after a previous… … Wikipedia
Booster engine — A booster engine for steam locomotives is a small two cylinder steam engine back gear connected to the trailing truck axle on the locomotive or, if none, the lead truck on the tender. A rocking idler gear permits it to be put into operation by… … Wikipedia
Booster (electric power) — A Booster was a motor generator (MG) set used for voltage regulation in direct current (DC) electrical power circuits. The development of alternating current and solid state devices has rendered it obsolete. Boosters were made in various… … Wikipedia
booster — boosterish, adj. /booh steuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that boosts, esp. an energetic and enthusiastic supporter. 2. Elect. a device connected in series with a current for increasing or decreasing the nominal circuit voltage. 3. Railroads. any… … Universalium
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
Selkirk locomotive — Infobox Locomotive name=Canadian Pacific ‘Selkirk’ locomotives powertype=Steam caption=T1a Selkirk at Banff, Alberta in 1938. builder=Montreal Locomotive Works builddate=1929 (20); 1938 (10); 1949 (6) ordernumber=Q 415 (T1c)… … Wikipedia
Diesel locomotive — Three styles of diesel locomotive body: cab unit, hood unit and box cab. These locomotives are operated by Pacific National in Australia … Wikipedia
Lima Locomotive Works — was an American firm that manufactured railroad locomotives from the 1870s through the 1950s. The company took the most distinctive part of its name from its main shops location in Lima, Ohio. The shops were located between the Baltimore Ohio s… … Wikipedia
New South Wales 43 class locomotive — New South Wales 43 class 4303 passes the wheat silos at Temora in January, 1966 Power type Diesel electric Builder Australian Electrical Industries Pty. Ltd. Build date 1956–1957 … Wikipedia