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1boost — ▪ I. boost boost 1 [buːst] verb [transitive] 1. to increase something such as production, sales, or prices: • The advertising campaign is intended to boost sales. • Another cut in interest rates would boost stock prices. • 800 jobs have been cut… …
2Boost controller — Boost control is the principle of controlling the boost level produced in the intake manifold of a turbocharged or supercharged engine by affecting the air pressure delivered to the pneumatic and mechanical wastegate actuator. Boost controllers… …
3Boost converter — A boost converter (step up converter) is a power converter with an output DC voltage greater than its input DC voltage. It is a class of switching mode power supply (SMPS) containing at least two semiconductor switches (a diode and a transistor)… …
4Boost gauge — A boost gauge is a pressure gauge that indicates manifold air pressure or turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine. They are commonly mounted on the dashboard, on the driver s side pillar, or in a radio… …
5boost — /bu:st/ noun help given to increase something ● This publicity will give sales a boost. ● The government hopes to give a boost to industrial development. ■ verb to make something increase ● We expect our publicity campaign to boost sales by 25%.… …
6Boost — This unusual and intriguing name is of early medieval English origin, and is one of that interesting group of surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These were given in the first instance with reference to a… …
7boost — i. Any temporary augmentation of thrust or power given to a flying vehicle during takeoff, climb or other part of its flight, as with booster rocket or by means of RATO rocket assisted takeoff (RATO). ii. Excess pressure, over and above a datum… …
8Buck-boost converter — Two different topologies are called buck boost converter. * The inverting topology The output voltage is of the opposite polarity as the input * A Buck (step down) converter followed by a Boost (step up) converter The output voltage is of the… …
9Omega Boost — Developer(s) Polyphony Digital Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment …
10New South Wales — a state in SE Australia. 5,126,217; 309,433 sq. mi. (801,430 sq. km). Cap.: Sydney. * * * State (pop., 2001: 6,609,304), southeastern Australia. Bounded by Queensland, the Pacific Ocean, Victoria, and South Australia, it has an area of 309,130 sq …
