Fuel injection is a system in the engines of some vehicles which forces fuel directly into the part of the engine where it is burned.
fuel injection in British English
noun
a system for introducing atomized liquid fuel under pressure directly into the combustion chambers of an internal-combustion engine without the use of a carburettor
fuel injection in American English
1.
a system in which a fine spray of fuel is injected directly into each combustion chamber of an engine
2.
such injection of fuel
Derived forms
fuel-injected (ˈfuel-inˌjected)
adjective
fuel injection in Automotive Engineering
(fyuəl ɪndʒɛkʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
Fuel injection is a system in the engines of some vehicles which forces fuel directly into the partof the engine where it is burned.
More precise fuel injection would make engines cleaner and more economical.
Conventional fuel injection in a diesel engine involves a pump driven via a camshaft from the engine.
Electronic fuel injection means that many modern cars have only wires between the gas pedal and the engine.
fuel
Examples of 'fuel injection' in a sentence
fuel injection
They control everything from fuel injection to radios and door locks.