Look up: Diesel

1. diesel
   [n] - German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) 2. [n] - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
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2. Diesel
   non-volatile mineral fuel with a high flash point used in compression ignition engines, as invented by Dr Rudolf Diesel in 1895, originally running on peanut oil. The name of the inventor was then transferred by the petrochemical industry to the fossil fuel that became the substitute for the organic...
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3. Diesel
   The name given to a compression-ignition engine after its inventor, Rudolf Diesel. In the Diesel cycle the heavy oil fuel is ignited by the heat of compression of the air in the cylinder. The chief advantages of compression-ignition engines are their lower specific fuel consumption, the use of cheap...
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4. Diesel
   a light oil fuel used in diesel engines.
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5. Diesel
   gas oils used for self-propelling vehicles as referred to in Directive 70/220/EEC and Directive 88/77/EEC Category: The chemical industry • a diesel engine for which type-approval of a separate technical unit within the meaning of Article 9a of Directive 70/156/EEC may be granted Cate...
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6. diesel
   diesel engine noun an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
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7. Diesel
   Rudolf Diesel noun German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
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8. diesel
   (from the article `railroad`) In the first half of the 20th century, advances in railroad technology and operating practice were limited. One of the most far-reaching was the ...
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9. Diesel
   (brand) `Diesel S.p.A.` is an Italian design company. It is best known for luxury, pret-a-porter clothing aimed at the young adult market, particularly jeans. The company is owned by its founder Renzo Rosso, and is based in Breganze in northern Italy. History: The company was founded by Renzo...
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10. Diesel
    (band) `Diesel` was a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the few Dutch acts to chart in the U.S. when their song "Sausalito Summernight" entered the U.S. Top 40 in 1981. Biography: Diesel was created in October 1978 by ex-Kayak drummer Pim Koopman. The group, at first no more t...
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