DIESEL


Meaning of DIESEL in English

n.1 (in full diesel engine) an internal-combustion engine in which the heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder ignites the fuel.

2 a vehicle driven by a diesel engine.

3 fuel for a diesel engine.

Phrases and idioms:

diesel-electric n. a vehicle driven by the electric current produced by a diesel-engined generator.

--adj. of or powered by this means. diesel oil a heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.

Derivatives:

dieselize v.tr. (also -ise).

Etymology: R. Diesel, Ger. engineer d. 1913

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.