Other Word Forms
- nonejection noun
Etymology
Origin of ejection
1560–70; < Latin ējectiōn- (stem of ējectiō ) a throwing out, equivalent to eject- ( eject ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The man for whom the heave-ho had been the way to go experienced an ejection himself.
“I don’t think, to be honest, the entire world has ever seen that in a game,” guard Trent Perry said of the ejection.
From Los Angeles Times
If the coach doesn’t grow up and the program doesn’t rapidly improve — for a third straight year they’re barely a tournament team — there needs to be another ejection.
From Los Angeles Times
The number likely refers to his heart’s ejection fraction, which measures the volume of blood coming out of the heart’s left ventricle or being drawn into the right ventricle when the heart beats.
From Los Angeles Times
Observing it now allows scientists to examine the ejection process while the evidence is still fresh.
From Science Daily
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