ejector

English

Etymology

eject + -or

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/, /iːˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/

Noun

ejector (plural ejectors)

  1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
  2. (mechanics) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. {Ejector condenser} (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.
  3. ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
  4. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
  5. A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.

Translations


Latin

Verb

ējector

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of ējectō
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