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Etymology
Origin of ejection
1560–70; < Latin ējectiōn- (stem of ējectiō ) a throwing out, equivalent to eject- ( see eject) + -iōn- -ion
Explanation
The action of something being forced or thrown out is called ejection. If you notice an ejection of black smoke from your car's tail pipe, you'll probably want to take it to a repair shop. There is the physical kind of ejection, when a substance or object is propelled or projected away from or out of something else, like the ejection of a bullet from a gun or the ejection of lava from a volcano. Another kind of ejection happens when someone is instructed or forced to leave, like the ejection of a rowdy customer from a bar or an unpopular politician from public office. The Latin root, eicere, means "throw out."
Vocabulary lists containing ejection
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Example Sentences
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Months after I stopped breastfeeding my last child, though, a random Google search led me to discover a term I had never heard of before: D-MER, short for Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026
After a large solar eruption on the Sun earlier this week - known as a Coronal Mass Ejection - our atmosphere continues to be hit by increased solar energy.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Ejection seats have been credited with saving pilots’ lives, but they also have failed at critical moments in aircraft accidents.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
Ejection Button: Outside food or drink is prohibited.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2019
This State-paper is called “An Ordinance for the Ejection of Scandalous, Ignorant, and Insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters,” and was published in the autumn of the year above named.
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew
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