diesel
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compressionTo ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
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» Tom is still driving a diesel.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
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 and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.
Examples
29 sentencesTom is still driving a diesel.
Tom also drives a diesel.
It's less economical than a diesel.
This car has a diesel engine.
ruУ этой машины дизельный двигатель. — marafon
Do the trains run on diesel oil?
ruЭти поезда работают на дизельном топливе? — soweli_Elepanto
deLaufen die Züge mit Diesel? — Hans_Adler
Origin
From German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engineFrom German Diesel, named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life.
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Forms
diesels, dieseling, dieseled, dieseledWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.