Boost"er (?), n. (Elec.) An
instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating-
current circuit; -- so called because used to "boost", or raise, the
pressure in the circuit.
Boost"er (?), n. (Elec.) An
instrument for regulating the electro-motive force in an alternating-
current circuit; -- so called because used to "boost", or raise, the
pressure in the circuit.