"diesel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːzəl/, /ˈdisəl/ [US], /ˈdizəl/ [US] Audio: En-au-diesel.ogg [Australia] Forms: diesels [plural]
enPR: dē'zəl Rhymes: -iːzəl Etymology: From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Diesel}} German Diesel, {{named-after/list|inventor||||}} inventor, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Rudolf Diesel}} Rudolf Diesel, {{named-after|en|Rudolf Diesel|nocap=1|occ=inventor|wplink==}} named after inventor Rudolf Diesel Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} diesel (countable and uncountable, plural diesels)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Liquids, Petroleum Translations (fuel): دِيزَل (dīzal) [masculine] (Arabic), دِيزِل (dīzel) [masculine] (Arabic), سُولَار (sōlār) [masculine] (Arabic), gasolio (Basque), ды́зельнае па́ліва (dýzjelʹnaje páliva) [neuter] (Belarusian), ды́зель (dýzjelʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), саля́рка (saljárka) [feminine] (Belarusian), ди́зелово гори́во (dízelovo gorívo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ди́зел (dízel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dièsel [masculine] (Catalan), gasoil (Catalan), gasoli (Catalan), 柴油 (cháiyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), motorová nafta [feminine] (Czech), diesel [common-gender] (Danish), diesel [masculine] (Dutch), dizelo (Esperanto), diisel (Estonian), diesel (Finnish), dieselöljy (Finnish), diésel [masculine] (French), gazole [masculine] (French), diésel [masculine] (Galician), დიზელი (dizeli) (Georgian), საწვავი (sac̣vavi) (Georgian), დიზელის საწვავი (dizelis sac̣vavi) (Georgian), Diesel [masculine] (German), ντίζελ (ntízel) [feminine, neuter] (Greek), gas (Hausa), סוֹלֶר (sóler) [masculine] (Hebrew), डीज़ल (ḍīzal) [masculine] (Hindi), dízel (Hungarian), gázolaj (Hungarian), diesel (Interlingua), díosal [masculine] (Irish), diesel [masculine] (Italian), gasolio [masculine] (Italian), 軽油 (keiyu) (alt: けいゆ) (Japanese), дизель (dizel) (Kazakh), ម៉ាស៊ូត (maasuut) (Khmer), ប្រេងម៉ាស៊ូត (preeng maasuut) (Khmer), 경유 (gyeong'yu) (alt: 輕油) (Korean), дизель (dizel) (Kyrgyz), dīzelis (Latvian), дизел (dizel) [masculine] (Macedonian), нафта (nafta) [feminine] (Macedonian), diesel (Malay), tīhara (Maori), hinuheu (Maori), diesel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), diesel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گازوئیل (gâzo'il) (Persian), diesel [masculine] (Polish), ropa (Polish), diesel [masculine] (Portuguese), óleo diesel [masculine] (Portuguese), motorină [feminine] (Romanian), ди́зель (dízelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), соля́рка (soljárka) [feminine] (Russian), ди́зельное то́пливо (dízelʹnoje tóplivo) [neuter] (Russian), dìosal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ди́зел [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dízel [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), motorová nafta [feminine] (Slovak), dizelsko olje [neuter] (Slovene), diésel [masculine] (Spanish), gasoil (Spanish), gasóleo (Spanish), dizeli (Swahili), diesel [common-gender] (Swedish), mazot (Turkish), motorin (Turkish), ди́зельне па́льне (dýzelʹne pálʹne) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ди́зель (dýzelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), соля́рка (soljárka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ڈِیزِل (ḍīzal) [masculine] (Urdu), disel [masculine] (Welsh), dîsl [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-noun-YrU6RG2~ Disambiguation of Liquids: 22 6 7 24 8 14 19 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 44 4 5 18 3 10 16 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 6 8 26 1 11 21 Disambiguation of 'fuel': 76 4 4 10 7
  2. (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine. Tags: countable Translations (vehicle): diesel (Finnish), dieselajoneuvo (Finnish), diésel [masculine] (Galician), ντίζελ (ntízel) [feminine, neuter] (Greek), diesel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), diesel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دیزل (dizel) (Persian), diesel [masculine] (Polish), dizel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-noun-lefUxv5o Disambiguation of 'vehicle': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-noun-vyHkXNpT Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black. Tags: UK, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer, Cocktails, Drugs, Liquids Synonyms: snakebite and black [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-noun-0wDAfTT2 Disambiguation of Beer: 16 3 6 39 12 9 15 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 16 3 6 39 11 9 15 Disambiguation of Drugs: 15 6 6 27 17 13 16 Disambiguation of Liquids: 22 6 7 24 8 14 19 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 4 8 33 1 7 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 6 8 26 1 11 21
  5. (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.| Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-noun-xe7iRIpz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiːzəl/, /ˈdisəl/ [US], /ˈdizəl/ [US] Audio: En-au-diesel.ogg [Australia] Forms: diesels [present, singular, third-person], dieseling [participle, present], dieselling [participle, present], dieseled [participle, past], dieseled [past], dieselled [participle, past], dieselled [past]
enPR: dē'zəl Rhymes: -iːzəl Etymology: From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Diesel}} German Diesel, {{named-after/list|inventor||||}} inventor, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Rudolf Diesel}} Rudolf Diesel, {{named-after|en|Rudolf Diesel|nocap=1|occ=inventor|wplink==}} named after inventor Rudolf Diesel Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=dieselled|pres_ptc2=dieselling}} diesel (third-person singular simple present diesels, present participle dieseling or dieselling, simple past and past participle dieseled or dieselled)
  1. To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression. Categories (topical): Liquids
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-verb-XOnAuSm8 Disambiguation of Liquids: 22 6 7 24 8 14 19 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 6 8 26 1 11 21
  2. (automotive) 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 and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine. Categories (topical): Automotive, Liquids, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-diesel-en-verb-gUotJUvt Disambiguation of Liquids: 22 6 7 24 8 14 19 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 18 17 4 13 1 7 41 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 6 8 26 1 11 21 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: derv, diesel engine, diesel knock, diesel locomotive, diesel multiple unit

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "fuel",
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          "alt": "けいゆ",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "keiyu",
          "sense": "fuel",
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          "roman": "dizel",
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          "roman": "maasuut",
          "sense": "fuel",
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          "alt": "輕油",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeong'yu",
          "sense": "fuel",
          "word": "경유"
        },
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sw",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ди́зельне па́льне"
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      "word": "ڈِیزِل"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "fuel",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "dieselajoneuvo"
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      "sense": "vehicle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dizel",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "word": "دیزل"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "vehicle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diesel"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "vehicle",
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    }
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}

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      "word": "diesel knock"
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      "word": "diesel locomotive"
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      "word": "diesel multiple unit"
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        "(automotive) 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 and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine."
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      "ipa": "/ˈdiːzəl/"
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