Meanings
nounfuel injection (uncountable)
- metonymicallyuncountableThe equipment to achieve this delivery: a fuel injection system.
He replaced the carburetor with fuel injection.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor
Similar
fuel injection system
Broader
mechanical system
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 燃料噴射 /燃料喷射, 燃油噴射 /燃油喷射
- 燃料噴射 /燃料喷射Translations
- 燃油噴射 /燃油喷射Translations
- 噴射供油 /喷射供油Translations
Finnish polttoaineen suihkutus, polttoaineen ruiskutus
- polttoaineen suihkutusTranslations
- polttoaineen ruiskutusTranslations
French injection
- injectionTranslations
German Kraftstoffeinspritzung, Benzineinspritzung
- KraftstoffeinspritzungTranslations
- BenzineinspritzungTranslations
Romanian injecție de combustibil
- injecție de combustibilTranslations
Russian впрыск то́плива
- впрыск то́плива (vprysk tópliva)Translations
Swedish bränsleinjektion
- bränsleinjektionTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
fuel injection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20injection
MLA
“fuel injection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20injection. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuel injection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20injection.
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