Definitions for: Injector

[n] a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

Webster (1913) Definition: In*ject"or, n.
1. One who, or that which, injects.

2. (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.

See Also: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget

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