ejection
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eject (ɪˈdʒɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit |
| 2. | (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess |
| 3. | (tr) to dismiss, as from office |
| 4. | (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule |
| 5. | (tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others |
| [C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw] | |
| e'jection | |
| —n | |
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Ejection
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
ejection
1610s, from L. ejectionem, noun of action from ejicere (see eject). The jet pilot's ejection seat (also ejector seat) is from 1945.
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Example sentences
Early on, a crew member speaks of never seeing anyone use the ejection equipment.
The ejection of both electrons and alpha particles keeps the electrical charge on the spaceship neutral, close to zero.
Some of these alterations are only the ejection of a word for one that appeared to him more elegant or more intelligible.
The outburst ejection could have come from the entire surface of the crater, while the normal ejection was mainly from its edges.
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