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DIESEL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Diesel mean?

• DIESEL (noun)
The noun DIESEL has 2 senses:

1. German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
2. an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

Familiarity information: DIESEL used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DIESEL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Diesel; Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel; Rudolf Diesel

Instance hypernyms:

applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

diesel engine; diesel motor; diesel

Hypernyms ("diesel" is a kind of...):

ICE; internal-combustion engine (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)

Holonyms ("diesel" is a part of...):

diesel locomotive (a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)

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