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dieresis |
diervilla |
diervilla lonicera |
diervilla sessilifolia |
dies irae |
diesel
| diesel engine
| diesel fuel
| diesel locomotive
| diesel motor
| diesel oil
diesel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun diesel has 2 senses
- diesel(n = noun.person) rudolf christian karl diesel, rudolf diesel - German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913); Array is a kind of applied scientist, engineer, technologist
- diesel(n = noun.artifact) diesel engine, diesel motor - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil; Array is a part of diesel locomotive
is a kind of ice, internal-combustion engine
OXFORD DICTIONARY
diesel, n.
1 (in full diesel engine) an internal-combustion engine in which the heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder ignites the fuel.
2 a vehicle driven by a diesel engine.
3 fuel for a diesel engine.
1 (in full diesel engine) an internal-combustion engine in which the heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder ignites the fuel.
2 a vehicle driven by a diesel engine.
3 fuel for a diesel engine.
Idiom
diesel-electric n. a vehicle driven by the electric current produced by a diesel-engined generator.
--adj. of or powered by this means. diesel oil a heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.
--adj. of or powered by this means. diesel oil a heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.
Derivative
dieselize v.tr. (also -ise).
Etymology
R. Diesel, Ger. engineer d. 1913
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