ejector
noun/ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ · /iːˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/
Etymology From eject + -or.
1
One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
2
Engineering, Mechanical engineering, Mechanics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
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.
4
That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
5
A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.
- Derived terms
- cartridge ejector, ejector condenser, ejector seat, saliva ejector