injector

English

Etymology

inject +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)

Noun

injector (plural injectors)

1. One who, or that which, injects something.
   1. One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.
   2. Any of various devices that are used to inject something, as:
      1. An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.
      2. Any of the one or more devices in a fuel injection system that create the spray of fuel.
2. (object-oriented programming) An object that realizes a dependency injection.

Derived terms

• autoinjector
• Giffard injector
• injectoral
• jet injector
• microinjector
• venturi injector

 

Translations

device used to inject

• Bulgarian: инжектор m (inžektor)
• French: injecteur (fr) m
• German: Einspritzdüse (de) f
• Russian: инже́ктор (ru) m (inžéktor)
• Spanish: inyector m

object-oriented programming

• French: injecteur (fr) m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French injecteur.

Noun

injector n (plural injectoare)

1. injector

Declension

Declension of injector

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) injector	injectorul	(niște) injectoare	injectoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) injector	injectorului	(unor) injectoare	injectoarelor
vocative	injectorule		injectoarelor