What does diesel mean?

Definitions for diesel
ˈdi zəl, -səldiesel

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word diesel.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Dieselnoun

    German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)

  2. diesel, diesel engine, diesel motornoun

    an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

Wiktionary

  1. dieselnoun

    A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed

  2. dieselnoun

    A vehicle powered by a diesel engine

  3. dieselverb

    To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression

  4. dieselverb

    For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

    The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.

  5. Etymology: From the inventor, Dr. Rudolph Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life.

ChatGPT

  1. diesel

    Diesel is a type of fuel derived from crude oil, specifically used for internal combustion in diesel engines. It is made through a refining process known as distillation, which separates hydrocarbon molecules in the oil. Diesel engines are commonly used in large vehicles and industrial machines due to their higher efficiency and power. Diesel can also refer to the type of engine that uses this kind of fuel.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DIESEL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Diesel is ranked #66754 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Diesel surname appeared 296 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Diesel.

    95.6% or 283 total occurrences were White.
    2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'diesel' in Nouns Frequency: #2382

Anagrams for diesel »

  1. seidel

  2. elides

  3. sedile

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of diesel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of diesel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of diesel in a Sentence

  1. Ali Eshtawi:

    There's no firewood, no diesel.

  2. Tom Kloza:

    People cry wolf on oil prices, this year, I think the wolf is at the door for diesel.

  3. Mark Demesmaeker:

    When I sense the mood, I think there will be a majority that will reject the proposal in the plenary as well, the technology to build cleaner diesel cars is there; the pollution by diesel cars is harming our health.

  4. Jay Maroo:

    The main difference we see is that Europe was, for months, reducing Russian crude imports before the December deadline began, on diesel we see the opposite, where imports have picked up — almost a final dash before the finish line.

  5. Tom Kloza:

    The first way high diesel prices impact the economy is it makes it expensive to ship, the second way is possible disruptions in the supply chain. None of it is good.

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