injector
Noun: 1. A device for forcing a fluid or other substance into something: An injector is a mechanical apparatus designed to introduce a liquid, gas, or fine particles into a chamber, system, or another substance under pressure. 2. (Engineering) A specific type of pump: In engineering, particularly in steam technology, an injector is a device that uses a jet of steam to draw in and force water into a boiler.
The word "injector" is a technical term. It is most commonly used in mechanical, automotive, and scientific contexts to describe a component responsible for the precise delivery of a substance. * It functions as a countable noun (e.g., an injector, two injectors, the injector). * It is often modified by the substance it injects (e.g., fuel injector, water injector) or its application (e.g., boiler injector).
- General/Mechanical Use:
- The mechanic replaced a faulty fuel injector in the car's engine.
- A steam injector is used to supply feedwater to the locomotive's boiler.
- Scientific Use:
- The particle accelerator uses a specialized injector to introduce protons into the main ring.
- "Fuel injector": This is the most common modern usage, referring to the component in an internal combustion engine that atomizes and sprays fuel into the combustion chamber or intake manifold.
- Modern direct-injection engines have very high-pressure fuel injectors.
- "Injector seat" / "Injector nozzle": These are specific parts of an injector assembly.
- Carbon buildup can clog the injector nozzles, reducing engine performance.
- Inject (verb): To introduce a substance into something with force. (e.g., , ).
- Injection (noun): 1. The act of injecting. 2. Something that is injected. (e.g., , ).
- Injectant (noun): The substance that is injected.
- Infuser (less common, implies a gentler introduction)
- Introducer (general)
- Nozzle (specifically the outlet part)
- Valve (in some contexts, as injectors often incorporate valving mechanisms)
- Fuel injection system: The complete assembly including the pump, lines, and injectors.
- Injection molding: A manufacturing process where material is injected into a mold.
- Injector pump: A pump that supplies pressurized fluid to the injectors.
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a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
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