fuel injection

English

Noun

fuel injection (uncountable)

  1. The delivery, under pressure, of a metered amount of fuel, as a fine spray, into the intake airflow or combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine.
    Coordinate terms: carburation, carburetion
  2. (metonymic) The equipment to achieve this delivery: a fuel injection system.
    Coordinate term: carburetor
    He replaced the carburetor with fuel injection.

Derived terms

  • EFI (electronic fuel injection)

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