The Collaborative International Dictionary
Injector \In*ject"or\, n.
One who, or that which, injects.
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(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.
fuel injector, a device for actively injecting fuel into an internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point in the piston cycle; -- an alternative to a carburetor, in which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward stroke of the piston.
Usage examples of "fuel injector".
He depressed the fuel injector and the car lurched forward with a burst of acceleration.
I cut a feed from the pipe that leads to the storage tank, which runs right by the wall we dug out here, and I hook a fuel injector to it.
When I leave, I turn the spigot, the gas runs through the fuel injector and starts sprayin' gasoline.
She didn't understand until Isaac started talking about replacing the fuel injector, the rods, main bearings and piston rings while Alfie found two boxes for their sockets and switches.
The engine was still warm and the Bosch fuel injector fired me across the station yard in violent acceleration.