ejector
ejector Lexical Profile
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• noun
A mechanical device or mechanism that pushes, throws, or forces something out, such as a finished plastic part from an industrial mold or a pilot's seat from an aircraft.
"The injection molding machine uses a set of hydraulic ejector pins to push the cooled plastic part out of the cavity."
A pump with no moving parts that uses a high-velocity jet of fluid, such as steam or water, passing through a nozzle to entrain and draw out another fluid or gas.
"The chemical plant relies on a steam ejector to maintain a steady vacuum inside the distillation column."
A person who forces someone out of a property or dispossesses another of land.
"Under the historical statute, the wrongful ejector was ordered to restore possession of the estate to the tenant."
• Rhymes for ejector
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century, borrowed from Late Latin ejector ('one who throws out'), an agent noun from Latin eicere ('to throw out'), from ex- ('out') + iacere ('to throw').