Injector

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  • n. Any of various devices that are used to inject something
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, injects.
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which injects; specifically, an apparatus for forcing water into a steam-boiler.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    convenience    gadget    gismo    contrivance    gizmo   
    Variant
    giffard's injector   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hector    Rector    Schechter    collector    connecter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ejector    shutoff    thruster    bleeder    sprinkler   
     
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