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Definition of Diesel

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

Definition of Diesel

1. Noun. 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 ¹

2. Noun. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine ¹

3. Verb. To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression ¹

4. Verb. (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/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diesel

1. to continue running after the ignition is turned off [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diesel

Literary usage of Diesel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"diesel Engines COMBUSTION MOTORS and statement of advantages, applications, etc. 2000 w. ... 37606 D. Principles of the diesel Oil Engine. Herbert Haas. ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"Notes on the Maintenance of the diesel Engine. April 19, 1912. ... Horizontal diesel Engines at the Kingston Electricity Works. Oct. 3, 1913. •. ..."

3. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank W (Ed Sterling (1920)
"In operation, the diesel-engined ship is necessarily cleaner than the ... The power developed by the diesel engines, and with it, the speed of the ship, ..."

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