injection

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Medicine or another substance put into the body with a needle.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A morphism from either one of the two components of a coproduct to that coproduct.

Examples

  • He had an injection prior to the operation.

  • I tremble with fear at the thought of an injection.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A specimen prepared by injection.

  2. The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

  3. The act of inserting materials like concrete grout or gravel by using high pressure pumps.

More examples

In context

  • The troubled business received a much-needed cash injection.

  • a SQL injection exploit allowing a malicious user to modify a database query

  • conjunctival injection

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French injection, from Latin iniectio. The mathematical sense is from French injection, introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in their treatise Éléments de mathématique. Equivalent to inject + -ion.