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
Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Dieselnoun
German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
diesel, diesel engine, diesel motornoun
an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
Wiktionary
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
dieselnoun
A vehicle powered by a diesel engine
dieselverb
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
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.
Etymology: From the inventor, Dr. Rudolph Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life.
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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
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.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'diesel' in Nouns Frequency: #2382
Anagrams for diesel »
seidel
elides
sedile
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diesel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diesel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of diesel in a Sentence
There's no firewood, no diesel.
People cry wolf on oil prices, this year, I think the wolf is at the door for diesel.
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.
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.
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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Translations for diesel
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- سولار, ديزلArabic
- dieselDanish
- DieselGerman
- ντίζελGreek
- dizeloEsperanto
- diéselSpanish
- diiselEstonian
- dieselFinnish
- diésel, gazoleFrench
- dìosalScottish Gaelic
- diéselGalician
- דיזלHebrew
- डीज़लHindi
- dieselInterlingua
- diesel, gasolioItalian
- 軽油Japanese
- 경유Korean
- dīzelisLatvian
- дизел, нафтаMacedonian
- dieselMalay
- dieselDutch
- diesel, óleo dieselPortuguese
- motorinăRomanian
- дизель, дизельное топливо, соляркаRussian
- dieselSwedish
- motorin, mazotTurkish
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