injector

[ in-jek-ter ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that injects.

  2. Machinery.

    • a device for injecting feedwater into a boiler against high pressure by means of a jet of steam.

    • Also called fuel injector. a mechanism consisting of a pump, valves, and nozzles for spraying fuel into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.

Origin of injector

1
First recorded in 1735–45; inject + -or2

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British Dictionary definitions for injector

injector

/ (ɪnˈdʒɛktə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that injects

  2. a device for spraying fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine

  1. Also: inspirator a device for forcing water into a steam boiler

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