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ejection [ē′jek·shən] (engineering) The process of removing a molding from a mold impression by mechanical means, by hand, or by compressed air. (ordnance) The expelling, by the ejector, of the empty cartridge case from small arms and rapid-fire guns. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For nature (as the physicians allege) having intended the superior anterior orifice only for the intromission of solids and liquids, and the inferior posterior for ejection, these artists ingeniously considering that in all diseases nature is forced out of her seat, therefore, to replace her in it, the body must be treated in a manner directly contrary, by interchanging the use of each orifice; forcing solids and liquids in at the anus, and making evacuations at the mouth. This mass was broken either in its ejection or its fall, and wonderful was the internal organization revealed. As it happened, indeed, the whole company were equally lucky, if less dignified in their form of ejection. |
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