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injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] n 1. (Medicine) fluid injected into the body, esp for medicinal purposes 2. something injected 3. the act of injecting 4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a. the act or process of introducing fluid under pressure, such as fuel into the combustion chamber of an engine b. (as modifier) injection moulding 5. (Mathematics) Maths a function or mapping for which f(x) = f(y) only if x = y See also surjection, bijection injective adj
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injection noun 1. vaccination, shot (informal), jab (informal), dose, vaccine, booster, immunization, inoculation They gave me an injection to help me sleep. 2. introduction, investment, insertion, advancement, dose, infusion, interjection An injection of cash is needed to fund some of these projects. Related words fear trypanophobia Translations injection [ɪnˈdʒekʃən] N (gen) (Med) → inyección f to give sb an injection → poner or dar una inyección a algn to have an injection → ponerse una inyección will I have to have an injection? → ¿me tendrán que poner or dar una inyección? injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən] n (lit) → injection f, piqûre f an insulin injection → une piqûre d'insuline to have an injection → se faire faire une piqûre to give sb an injection → faire une piqûre à qn They gave me an injection to help me sleep → Ils m'ont fait une piqûre pour m'aider à dormir. by injection → par injection It has to be given by injection → On doit l'administrer par injection. lethal injection [money] → injection f a cash injection of $50 million → une injection de liquidités s'élevant à 50 millions de dollars in-joke [ˈɪndʒəʊk] n → plaisanterie f pour initiés injection n (= act) → Einspritzung f; (of gas) → Einblasen nt; (= substance injected) → Injektion f, → Spritze f; to give somebody an injection → jdm eine Injektion or Spritze geben; to give something by injection → etw spritzen; the injection of more money into the economy → eine größere Finanzspritze für die Wirtschaft; a £250 million cash injection → eine Finanzspritze von 250 Millionen Pfund; the team needed an injection of new life → die Mannschaft brauchte frisches Blut; injection moulding → Spritzguss m; injection syringe → Injektionsspritze f injection [ɪnˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (Med) → iniezione f, puntura (Tech) (fig) → iniezione to give sb an injection → fare un'iniezione or una puntura a qn to have an injection → farsi fare un'iniezione or una puntura Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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