"ejector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/, /iːˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ejector.wav Forms: ejectors [plural]
Etymology: From eject + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eject|or}} eject + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} ejector (plural ejectors)
  1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
    Sense id: en-ejector-en-noun-vsvzTzVc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 35 12 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 29 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 12 29 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 31 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 15 23 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 15 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 15 24 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 15 23 18 21
  2. (mechanics) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-ejector-en-noun-INVkB31- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 35 12 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 29 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 12 29 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 31 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 15 23 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 15 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 15 24 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 15 23 18 21 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  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.
    Sense id: en-ejector-en-noun-9zjijUpc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 35 12 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 19 12 30 16 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 29 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 12 29 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 31 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 15 23 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 15 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 15 24 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 15 23 18 21
  4. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
    Sense id: en-ejector-en-noun-oFYvvE8N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 35 12 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 29 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 12 29 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 31 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 15 23 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 15 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 15 24 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 15 23 18 21
  5. A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.
    Sense id: en-ejector-en-noun-Pt7HyNwQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 35 12 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 12 29 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 12 29 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 10 31 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 15 23 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 15 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 15 24 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 15 23 18 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cartridge ejector, ejector condenser, ejector seat, saliva ejector Translations (ejector): espulsore [masculine] (Italian), wyrzutnik [masculine] (Polish), eyector [masculine] (Spanish), ejektor [common-gender] (Swedish), utkastare [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'ejector': 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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