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Injection

noun
/ɪn.ˈdʒɛk.ʃən/
Word Frequency: 16.3

Definitions

1.nounThe act of injecting, or something that is injected.
2.nounA specimen prepared by injection.
3.nounA morphism from either one of the two components of a coproduct to that coproduct.
4.nounThe act of inserting materials like concrete grout or gravel by using high pressure pumps.
5.nounThe supply of additional funding to a person or a business.
"The troubled business received a much-needed cash injection."
6.nounA relation on sets (X,Y) that associates each element of Y with at most one element of X.
7.nounThe insertion of program code into an application, URL, hardware, etc.; especially when malicious or when the target is not designed for such insertion.
"a SQL injection exploit allowing a malicious user to modify a database query"
8.nounThe act of putting a spacecraft into a particular orbit, especially for changing a stable orbit into a transfer orbit, e.g. trans-lunar injection.
9.nounA function that maps distinct x in the domain to distinct y in the codomain; formally, a f: X → Y such that f(a) = f(b) implies a = b for any a, b in the domain.
10.noun(specifically) Something injected subcutaneously, intravenously, or intramuscularly by use of a syringe and a needle.
11.noun(steam engines) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.
12.noun(steam engines) The cold water thrown into a condenser to produce a vacuum.

Synonyms

injectantshotinjectorinjectableinjectparenteraldosevaccinationimmunisationinfusionstingpuncture

Rhymes With

affectionconnectionintrospectionreflectionpredilectioninflectioninsurrectionrecollection
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