fuel injection

noun

: a usually electronically-controlled system for injecting a precise amount of atomized fuel into the cylinders or the intake airstream of an internal combustion engine
fuel-injected adjective

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At its heart lies a 5.7-liter GM V-8 crate engine with Edelbrock throttle-body fuel injection. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025 The company said Honda and Acura vehicle owners need to update the fuel injection electronic control unit, or FI-ECU, software. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025 Honda is recalling about 295,000 vehicles in the United States due to a software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit that may cause the engine to stall or lose power, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Carfax said modern cars use electronic fuel injection instead of a carburetor. Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fuel injection

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fuel injection was in 1900

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“Fuel injection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20injection. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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