Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wastegate

/ˈweɪstɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: waste-gate
IPA: /ˈweɪstɡeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.

Etymology

From waste + gate.

Inflected Forms

wastegates (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce wastegate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪstɡeɪt/.
What does wastegate mean?: A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.
Where does wastegate come from?: From waste + gate.

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