dieseln.
/ˈdiːzəl/ Used attributively to designate a type of internal-combustion engine invented by Diesel, in which air alone is drawn into the cylinder, this air being so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel-oil when it enters the combustion space. Also elliptical, a diesel engine; a locomotive, motor diesel etc., driven by a diesel engine (also attributive).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > diesel
diesel1934
1894 B. Donkin Text-bk. Gas, Oil, & Air Engines Index 413 Diesel engine.
1894 B. Donkin tr. R. Diesel Theory & Constr. Rational Heat Motor 53 The three vertical cylinders of the Diesel motor.
1928 J. K. Roberts Heat & Thermodynamics xiv. 284 The use of a Diesel engine results in considerable fuel economy as compared with an engine working on a ‘constant-volume’ cycle.
1930 Engineering 16 May 623/3 The first two Diesel locomotives in the world were built by The General Electric Company in 1917 and 1918.
1934 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 806 The new four-cylinder Gardner 60 bhp light Diesel is having its gear box fitted for test in 159 hull.
1957 [see Compounds 1]. 1966 J. Betjeman High & Low 15 Through the midlands of Ireland I journeyed by diesel.
1970 Railway Mag. Oct. 584/2 A number of class ‘47’ diesels have been noted working under the wires in the London area recently.
Compounds
C1. attributive and in other combinations, as diesel-driven, diesel-engined, diesel-hauled, diesel-hydraulic adjs.
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1916 Motor Ship & Motor Boat 30 Nov. 379 1200 h.p. Diesel-engined Auxiliaries.
1936 Discovery Mar. 89/1 Diesel-driven parcels vans.
1955 A. Ross Australia 55 iii. 43 The train is..diesel-hauled.
1957 Economist 30 Nov. 799/2 The 52 diesel-hydraulic locomotives ordered..bring the total number of main~line diesels ordered so far..to 282, of which all except 66 are diesel electrics.
1958 Listener 12 June 964/1 The experimental diesel car service introduced between Banbury and Bletchley.
1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose i. 7 They've got a diesel-engined boat.
C2.
diesel-electric adj. driven by electric motors powered by current from a generator, which in turn is driven by a diesel engine; also absol., a diesel-electric engine, locomotive, or vehicle.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > motor > [adjective] > driven by electric motor
diesel-electric1921
1921 Sci. Amer. 2 Apr. 267 Advantages of the Diesel-Electric System over the Straight Diesel Drive.
1921 Sci. Amer. 2 Apr. 267 The advantage is decidedly with the Diesel-electric, since the engine runs continuously in one direction... A Diesel-electric operated boat can change from full speed ahead to full speed reverse in..seconds.
1930 Engineering 16 May 624/2 The Diesel electric locomotive for the London and North Eastern Railway.
diesel oil n. a petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid
naphthec1384
naphtha1543
paraffin1851
kerosene1854
octylene1857
shale-oil1857
coal oil1859
gasoline1863
octane1867
octene1868
octyne1877
gas1878
liquid fuel1889
petrol1895
mazut1897
white fuel1901
diesel oil1905
autogas1908
juice1909
sauce1918
power kerosene1919
petroil1921
ethyl1923
lox1923
kero1930
isooctane1932
high-octane1933
hi-octane1933
Calor1936
pool petrol1939
super1939
pool1940
derv1948
platformate1949
mixture1952
diesel1953
Mapp gas1962
gasohol1971
super unleaded1975
synoil1976
synjet1979
biodiesel1986
Orimulsion1987
1905 H. Allen Gas & Oil Engines 267 Test of a 500 B.H.P. Diesel Oil Engine.
1926 Marine Engineer & Motorship Builder Mar. 113/2 The primary valuation of a Diesel oil is obtained from the specific gravity and viscosity.
1926 Marine Engineer & Motorship Builder Apr. 145/2 Below are shown microphotographs of Diesel oil and boiler oil, before and after treatment in a..centrifuge.
1935 Hansard Commons 18 June 236 Diesel oil used for the purpose of road vehicles.
Draft additions 1993
Also elliptical, fuel for diesel engines, diesel oil.
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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid
naphthec1384
naphtha1543
paraffin1851
kerosene1854
octylene1857
shale-oil1857
coal oil1859
gasoline1863
octane1867
octene1868
octyne1877
gas1878
liquid fuel1889
petrol1895
mazut1897
white fuel1901
diesel oil1905
autogas1908
juice1909
sauce1918
power kerosene1919
petroil1921
ethyl1923
lox1923
kero1930
isooctane1932
high-octane1933
hi-octane1933
Calor1936
pool petrol1939
super1939
pool1940
derv1948
platformate1949
mixture1952
diesel1953
Mapp gas1962
gasohol1971
super unleaded1975
synoil1976
synjet1979
biodiesel1986
Orimulsion1987
1953 Bus Transportation (U.S.) July 56/3 Average miles per gallon of fuel for the test was 5.59 for diesel, 4.02 for gasoline, 3.36 for LPG.
1974 Go West Apr. 23/2 Many truck stops were rationing diesel and gasoline due to insufficient allocations.
1975 University (Princeton Univ.) Winter 8/1 The new discoveries which were exciting him suggested that the diesels could be improved to meet the more stringent standards and eliminate the problem of particulates.
1986 J. Hibbs Country Bus x. 127 Across the road,..there was a yard with petrol and diesel storage.
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