ブースター

also: ブースタ

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Meanings

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noun

booster

A general term for something that boosts or amplifies, used in various technical and everyday contexts (e.g., rocket booster, signal booster, vaccine booster).

ロケットのブースターが分ぶん離りした。

The rocket's booster separated.

Wi-Fiのブースターを設せっ置ちしたら、電でん波ぱが強つよくなった。

After installing a Wi-Fi booster, the signal became stronger.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にブースターを付つけるto attach a booster to something
ロケットにブースターを付つけて発はっ射しゃした。
They attached boosters to the rocket and launched it.
ブースターを打うつto get a booster shot
先せん月げつ、コロナのブースターを打うった。
I got a COVID booster shot last month.

Related words

増ぞう幅ふく器き
増幅器 is the formal engineering term for a signal amplifier, while ブースター is the more casual loanword used for the same kind of device.
追つい加か接せっ種しゅ
追加接種 is the formal medical term for an extra vaccine dose, while ブースター is the casual loanword often used to mean the same booster shot.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family

ブースター局きょく
booster station
ブースター接せっ種しゅ
booster shot; booster vaccination

Written forms

ブースターUsage94%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'booster'.
ブースタUsage6%
Variant spelling without the long vowel; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'booster'.