What does "fuel injection" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "fuel injection"?

Common synonyms include: fuel injection system.

Fuel injection

noun

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Noun

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. uncountable
2
mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor wordnet
3
The equipment to achieve this delivery: a fuel injection system. metonymically, uncountable
"He replaced the carburetor with fuel injection."

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fuel injection system

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"He replaced the carburetor with fuel injection."

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