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range extender

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
range ex-ten-der
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.

noun

A device which extends a signal beyond its normal limit.

noun

A device which expands coverage available to a wireless network with a new coverage area, which can be connected to the primary network node via a wireless backhaul or a wired one, depending on device.

Inflected Forms

range extenders (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

APU BEV EREV EV HEV PHEV REEV access point

Questions

What does range extender mean?
A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.

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