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diesel engine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Named after Rudolf Diesel. More in Wikipedia at diesel engine § History.

Meanings

1. An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
   • Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine. 1958 April 14, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
2. (usually) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke. ▸ Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
3. a diesel locomotive.

Forms

Deriveds

runaway diesel engine

Hypernyms

machine · engine · locomotive

Relateds

petrol engine

Synonyms

diesel motor · diesel motor

Translations (56)

ml ഡീസൽ എഞ്ചിൻ (type of engine) · id mesin diesel (type of engine) · ms enjin diesel (type of engine) · eo dizelmotoro (type of engine) · sh dizel motor (type of engine) · ro motor diesel (type of engine) · de Diesel (type of engine) · ca motor dièsel (type of engine) · cmn 柴油引擎 (type of engine) · mn дизель хөдөлгүүр (type of engine) · lt dyzeli̇̀nis vari̇̀klis (type of engine) · pl silnik o zapłonie samoczynnym (type of engine) · es motor diésel (type of engine) · uk дизельний двигун (type of engine) · ja ディーゼルエンジン (type of engine) · te డీజిల్ ఇంజన్ (type of engine) · be дызельны рухавік (type of engine) · et diiselmootor (type of engine) · af dieselenjin (type of engine) · mr डीझेल इंजिन (type of engine) · pt motor a diesel (type of engine) · hu dízelmotor (type of engine) · th เครื่องยนต์ดีเซล (type of engine) · sk naftový motor (type of engine) · nl dieselmotor (type of engine) · it motore Diesel (type of engine) · ta டீசல் பொறி (type of engine) · da dieselmotor (type of engine) · ne डिजेल इन्जिन (type of engine) · is dísilvél (type of engine) · kk дизель қозғалтқыш (type of engine) · ar محرك ديزل (type of engine) · ga inneall díosail (type of engine) · el κινητήρας ντίζελ (type of engine) · sh dieselov motor (type of engine) · cs dieselový motor (type of engine) · nn dieselmotor (type of engine) · fi dieselmoottori (type of engine) · ru ди́зельный дви́гатель (type of engine) · lt dýzelis (type of engine) · sv dieselmotor (type of engine) · pl silnik wysokoprężny (type of engine) · bg дизелов двигател (type of engine) · cs vznětový motor (type of engine) · fa موتور دیزل (type of engine) · io dizel-motoro (type of engine) · tr dizel motoru (type of engine) · az dizel mühərriki (type of engine) · lv dīzeļdzinējs (type of engine) · ur ڈیزل انجن (type of engine) · fr moteur Diesel (type of engine) · he מְנוֹעַ דִּיזֶל (type of engine) · hi डीज़ल इंजन (type of engine) · nb dieselmotor (type of engine) · gl motor diésel (type of engine) · de Dieselmotor (type of engine)

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