Meaning of INJECTOR
| Pronunciation: | | in'jektur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) |
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| | See Also: | | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ject"or\, n.
1. One who, or that which, injects.
2. (Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam
boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water.
The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a
jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it
strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called
{Giffard's injector}, from the inventor.
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