Definition of diesel Diesel
/diˈsʌl/ - [deesul] - die•sel
We found 9 definitions of diesel from 4 different sources.
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What does diesel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: diesels |
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| diesel - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil | ||
| diesel engine, diesel motor | ||
| internal-combustion engine, ice a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine | ||
| diesel - German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) | ||
| Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel | ||
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Wiktionary 
- diesel (Noun)
A fuel derived from petroleum or other oils but heavier than gasoline/ petrol. Used to power diesel engine s which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. - diesel (Noun)
A vehicle powered by a diesel engine . - diesel (Noun)
snakebite and black . - diesel (Verb)
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression. - diesel (Verb)
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 .
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Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.
