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Definition: Diesel |
DieselNoun1. German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913). 2. An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Diesel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references) |
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This article is about the fuel. For other uses see diesel (disambiguation). Diesel is a product used as a fuel.
Petrodiesel
One can obtain diesel from petroleum, which is called petrodiesel. As a hydrocarbon mixture, it is obtained in the fractional distillation of crude oil between 250°C and 350°C at atmospheric pressure.
Biodiesel
One can obtain Biodiesel from vegetable oil and animal fats (bio-lipids, using transesterification. Biodiesel is a non-fossil fuel alternative to petrodiesel.
Uses
Diesel is identical with heating oil, used in central heating. In both Europe and the United States taxes on diesel fuel are higher than on heating oil, and in Europe, heating oil is marked with dye and trace chemicals to prevent and detect tax fraud.Diesel is used in diesel engines (cars, boats, motorbikes...), a type of internal combustion engine. Rudolf Diesel originally designed the diesel engine to use coal dust as a fuel, but oil proved more effective.
The first diesel-engine automobile trip was completed on January 6, 1930. The trip was from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City - a distance of nearly 800 miles. This feat helped to prove the usefulness of the engine.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Diesel."
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The word Diesel when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.The term "Diesel", when used by itself can refer to:
"Diesel" is also a part of the name of:
- Diesel, the fuel-type
- Diesel engine
- Diesel cycle
- Diesel multiple unit
- Rudolf Diesel
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Diesel (disambiguation)."
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The diesel engine is an internal combustion engine, also called a reciprocating compression ignition engine. It was invented and patented by Rudolf Diesel in 1892. Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including coal dust. He demonstrated it in the 1900 World's Fair using peanut oil.
How diesel engines work
A diesel engine works by igniting the air-gas mixture without a spark. The heat that ignites the mixture comes from a temperature increased, caused by raising the pressure inside the combustion chamber of the engine. Diesel fuel is injected at the top of the stroke under great pressure so that it atomises into the combustion chamber, where it mixes with air at high temperature and pressure. The resulting mixture ignites and burns very rapidly. This contained explosion causes the gas in the chamber to expand, driving the piston down with considerable force and creating power in a vertical direction. The connecting rod transmits this motion to the crankshaft which is forced to turn, delivering rotary power at the output end of the crankshaft. Scavenging (pushing the exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder, and drawing in a fresh draught of air) of the engine is done either by ports or valves. (See direct injection vs indirect injection for a discussion of the types of fuel injection.)
A vital component of any diesel engine system is the governor, which limits the speed of the engine by controlling the rate of fuel delivery. Woodward is a major manufacturer of diesel engine governors.
In very cold weather, the compression itself is insufficient to heat the air enough to ignite the fuel. Glow plugs are electrical heaters inside the cylinder to help warm the air. Once the engine is started and warmed up, the glow plugs are no longer needed and may be turned off.
Types of diesel engines
There are two classes of diesel engines: two-stroke and four-stroke. Many larger diesels operate on the two-stroke cycle. Smaller engines generally use the four-stroke cycle.
Normally banks of cylinders are used in multiples of 2, 4, 6, or 8, although any number of cylinders can be used as long as the load on the crankshaft is counterbalanced to prevent excessive vibration.
Advantages and disadvantages versus spark-ignition engines
Diesel engines are more massive than gasoline/petrol engine of the same power because of the higher combustion pressures needed for ignition.
The increased fuel economy of the diesel over the petrol engine means that mile-for-mile the diesel produces less carbon dioxide (CO2). The possible development of biofuel alternatives to fossil fuels could lead to an effective zero emission of CO2, as it is re-absorbed into plants that are then used to produce the fuel.
Diesel engines can produce black soot from their exhaust. This consists of unburnt carbon compounds. Other problems associated with the exhaust gases (high particulates, nitrogen oxide, sulfurous fumes) can be mitigated with further investment and equipment.
The addition of a turbocharger or supercharger to the engine greatly assists in increasing fuel economy and power output. The higher compression ratio allows a diesel engine to be more efficient than a comparable spark ignition engine, although the calorific value of the fuel is slightly lower at 45.3 megajoules/kilogram to gasoline at 45.8 megajoules/kilogram.
The lack of an electrical ignition system greatly improves the reliability. Unfortunately due to the greater compression force required and the increased weight of the stronger components, starting a diesel engine is a harder task. More torque is required to push the engine through compression. Either an electrical starter or an air start system are used to start the engine turning. On large engines pre-lubrication and slow turning of an engine as well as heating are required to minimise the possibility of damaging the engine during initial start-up and running. Some smaller military diesels are started with an explosive cartridge that provides the extra power required to get the machine turning.
Fuel and fluid characteristics
Diesel fuel is a product of crude oil, although other oils can be burned inside an adapted engine. Good quality diesel fuel can be synthesised from vegetable fat and alcohol.
Diesel engines can work on thicker, heavier oil, or oil with higher viscosity, as long as it is heated to ease pumping and injection. These fuels are cheaper than clean, refined diesel oil, although they are dirtier.
Diesel fuel is more difficult to ignite than gasoline because of its higher flash point, but once burning, a diesel fire can be extremely fierce.
The use of low-grade fuels can lead to serious maintenance problems.
See also: biofuel, biodiesel, petrodiesel
Diesel applications
The vast majority of modern heavy road vehicles, ships, long-distance locomotives, large-scale portable power generators, and most farm and mining vehicles have diesel engines. However, they are not nearly as popular in passenger vehicles as they are heavier, noisier, have performance characteristics which makes them slower to accelerate, and more expensive than petrol vehicles.
In Europe, where tax rates in many countries make diesel fuel much cheaper than petrol, diesel vehicles are very popular and newer designs have significantly narrowed differences between gasoline and diesel vehicles in the areas mentioned. One anecdote tells of Formula One driver Jenson Button, who was arrested driving a diesel-powered BMW coupe at 230 km/h (about 140 mph).
High-speed (approximately 1200 rpm and greater) engines are used to power lorries (trucks), buses, tractors, carss, yachts, compressors, pumps and small generatorss. The largest diesel engines are used to power ships along the sealanes. These monstrous engines have power outputs up to 90,000 kW, turn at about 60 to 70 rpm and are 15 m tall. Companies such as Burmeister & Wain and Wartsila NSD (e.g. Sulzer Diesels) design such large slow speed engines. They are unusually narrow and tall due to the addition of a crosshead bearing.
Large electrical generators are driven by medium speed engines, optimised to run at a set speed and provide a rapid response to load changes.
See also
- Napier Deltic - A high-speed, lightweight diesel engine used in fast naval craft and some railway locomotives.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Diesel engine."
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A locomotive is a vehicle that provides the motive power for a railway train. Traditionally, the locomotive or locomotives are positioned at the front of a train, pulling passenger carriages and/or freight vehicles. This requires the locomotive to be moved from one end of the train to another when a change of direction is required. However, it is now common for the locomotive for a passenger train to remain at the same end of the train. A driving cab is provided in the outermost carriage, with controls which communicate with the locomotive through wiring along the train. The train is thus pulled by the locomotive when moving in one direction, and pushed in the other. A variation of this occurs when a train consists of a set of carriages with a locomotive at each end, both of which are controlled by a driver in the leading locomotive.
Drivers are instructed by signals when they may start or must stop. see railway signaling
A steam locomotive at the Gare du Nord, Paris, France, in 1930.
Long freight trains sometimes have locomotives at the front and rear, and even in the middle of the train. This reduces the force on the couplings between the freight vehicles. In this case, control signals are usually sent from the leading locomotive by radio.
Trains which do not have locomotives are referred to as multiple units.
Steam
The first railway locomotives (19th century) were powered by steam engines. Because of this, the some people took to informally calling the steam locomotives themselves "steam engines". The steam locomotive remained by far the most common type of locomotive until after World War II.
The all-time speed record for steam trains is held by an A4 Pacific class locomotive of the LNER in England, Mallard which pulling six cars (plus a dynamometer car) reached 203 km/h (126 mph) on a slight downhill gradient down Stoke Bank on July 3, 1938. Locomotives from other nations such as Germany and the United States attained speeds very close to this, and this is generally believed to be close to the practicable upper limit for the direct-coupled steam locomotive.
Before the middle of the 20th century, electric and diesel locomotives began replacing steam locomotives. By the end of the 1960s, most countries had completely replaced steam locomotives in commercial service. Other designs, such as locomotives powered by gas turbines, have been experimented with, but seen little use.
Well before the end of the 20th century, almost the only steam power still in regular use in the USA and Western European countries was on railroads specifically aimed at tourists and/or railfans. Steam locomotives remained in commercial use in parts of Mexico in to the late 1970s. Steam locomotives remain in regular use in China, where coal is a much more abundant resource than petroleum for diesel fuel. In some mountainous and high altitude rail lines, steam remains in use because it is less affected by reduced air pressure than is diesel.
Diesel-mechanical
Diesel locomotives differ in the form of transmission used to convey the power from a diesel engine (or engines) to the wheels. The most simple form of transmission is by means of a gearbox, in the same way as on road vehicles. Diesel trains or locomotives which use this are called diesel-mechanical.
It has however, been found impossible to build a gearbox which can cope with a power output of more than 400 horsepower without breaking, despite a number of attempts to do so. Therefore this type of transmission is only suitable for low powered shunting locomotives, or lightweight multiple units or railcars.
For more powerful locomotives other types of transmission have to be used.
Diesel-electric
The most common form of transmission is electric; a locomotive using electric transmission is known as a diesel-electric locomotive. With this system, the diesel engine drives a generator; the electrical power produced then drives the wheels using electric motors. In effect, such a locomotive is an electric locomotive which carries its own generating station along with it.
Diesel-hydraulic
Alternatively, diesel-hydraulic locomotives use hydraulic transmission to convey the power from the diesel engine to the wheels. On this type of locomotive the power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a device called a torque converter. A torque converter consists of three main parts two of which rotate and one is fixed, all of which are sealed in a housing filled with oil.
The inner rotating part of a torque converter is called a centrifugal pump (or impellar), the outer part is called a turbine wheel (or driven wheel), between them is a fixed guide wheel, all of these parts have specially shaped blades to control the flow of oil.
The centrifugal pump is connected directly to the diesel engine, and the turbine wheel is connected to an axle which drives the wheels.
As the diesel engine rotates the centrifugal pump, oil is forced outwards at high pressure, the oil is forced through the blades of the fixed guide wheel and then through the blades of the turbine wheel, which causes it to rotate and thus turn the axle and the wheels, the oil is then pumped around the circuit again and again.
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives are slightly more efficient than diesel-electrics but are mechanically more complicated and more likely to break down. They are now greatly outnumbered by diesel-electrics.
Gas Turbine
Locomotives powered by gas turbines, were developed in many countries in the decades after World War II. These used jet-type engines (similar to the turboshaft engines in a turbine helicopter) driving an output shaft. The normal method of transmitting power to the wheels involved an electrical transmission similar to a diesel-electric locomotive -- the turbines running at constant speed driving a generator, feeding to large electric motors driving the wheels.
Gas turbine locomotives are very powerful, but also very noisy (they sounded rather like a jet aircraft). Their efficiency was quite low, but this was initially not a problem; fuel was cheap, and some gas turbines were fuelled with cheap 'Bunker C' heavy oil. This cheap fuel source vanished when improved refinery techniques allowed it to be 'cracked' into lighter petroleum grades. After the oil crisis in the 1970s and the rise in fuel costs, gas turbine locomotives became uneconomic to run, and many were taken out of service. This type of locomotive is now rare.
Electric
Electric locomotives are externally supplied with electric power, either through an overhead pickup or through a third rail. While the cost of electrifying track is rather high, electric trains and locomotives are significantly cheaper to run than diesel ones, and are capable of superior acceleration as well as regenerative braking, making them ideal for passenger service in densely populated areas. Almost all high-speed train systems (e.g. ICE, TGV, bullet train) use electric locomotives, because the power needed for such performance is not easily carried on board.
However in the 1970s British Rail in the United Kingdom, developed a high-speed diesel electric locomotive called the High Speed Train, which is capable of reaching speeds of up to 284 km/h (176 mph), although in service it only reaches speeds of 200km/h (125 mph).
The world speed record for a wheeled train was set in 1990 by a French TGV which reached a speed of 515 km/h (320 mph).
While recently designed electrified railway systems invariably operate on alternating current, many existing direct current systems are still in use—e.g. in South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Netherlands (1500 V), Belgium (3000 V).
Magnetic Levitation
The newest technology in locomotives is magnetic levitation (maglev). These electrically powered trains have a special open motor which floats the train above the rail without the need for wheels. This greatly reduces friction. Very few systems are in service and the cost is very high. The experimental Japanese magnetic levitation train has reached 552 km/hr.
See also
- The Rocket
- Steam engine
- Diesel multiple unit
- Geared steam locomotive
- List of locomotive builders
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Locomotive."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
DIESEL | English | Dumb Interpretatively Evaluated String Expression Language | Computer - (AutoCAD) |
| DID | English | Direct injection diesel | Mechanical Engineering |
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Synonyms: DieselSynonyms: diesel engine (n), diesel motor (n). (additional references) |
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Lyrics | Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, (Me & Bobby McGee; performing artist: Janis Joplin) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Diesel (1942) Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance (1989) Diesel (1985) ...als Diesel geboren (1979) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Part of the fishing infrastructure at Fairhaven - diesel engine repair and maintenance as well as being a one-stop shop for boat maintenance. Credit: Fisheries. |  | The marsh buggy on stand-by. The diesel engine is at the rear of the buggy allowing the buggy access to deep-water areas. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Many farm machines at ARS' Beltsville Agricultural Research Center are running on a mixture of diesel fuel and biodiesel, which is made from soybean oil. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Bob Nichols.. |  | Fort Madison, Iowa. Welding cracks in the cylinder head of a diesel engine at the Shopton locomotive shops of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Major General Lewis Brererton, Commanding General of the United States Army Forces in the Middle East, inspecting a newly-arrived diesel railroad engine which is to be put into service to help speed the United States aid to Russia program. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Washing one of the Santa Fe R.R. 54 hundred horse power diesel freight locomotives in the roundhouse, Argentine, Kansas. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Harrowing a field with a diesel tractor, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Diesel switch engine moving freight cars at the South water street freight terminal of the Illinois Central R.R., Chicago, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Submarine base, New London, Connecticut. Diesel building. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Public Service of New Jersey, Bergen station. Diesel. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Diesel" by Steven Lester Commentary: "Diesel Pump." | "Diesel engine" by Peter Hamza Commentary: "Close-up on the front (or the back :)) of a diesel engine." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | They rumbled along, putting a little earthquake in the ground, and the standing exhaust pipes sputtered blue smoke from the Diesel oil. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Diesel engine sales are growing above average. (references) | |
Sales of cars with diesel engines have increased dramatically. (references) | ||
Diesel fuel engines are much more popular than gasoline engines. (references) | ||
Economic History | Belgium | More than 60 percent of all new cars sold are diesel. (references) |
Egypt | New procurement of Fast missile craft and diesel submarines. (references) | |
Turkey | Diesel locomotives power most trains in the Turkish rail system. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | Nyemeck, who had observed several gendarmes trying to extort diesel fuel from one of the drivers, intervened on behalf of the truck driver. (references) |
Political Economy | HONDURAS | The government also reviews the price of gasoline, diesel, and liquid propane gas, as well as the rates for public transportation and public utilities. (references) |
TURKEY | Import Licenses: While import licenses generally are not required for industrial products, products which need after-sales service (e.g., photocopiers, ADP equipment, diesel generators) require licenses. (references) | |
Trade | Eritrea | It maintains an excise tax of 40 percent on gasoline and 25 percent on diesel fuel. (references) |
Bulgaria | Registration of export of five commodities including kerosene and diesel oil is required. (references) | |
Moldova | Gasoline and diesel oil, home electronics and automobiles are subject to excise taxes as well. (references) | |
Travel | Ghana | As of September 30, 2001 the local premium and diesel sell at USD 0.32 per liter and USD 0.27 per liter respectively. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Fuel prices are regulated but subject to an automatic cost-based formula and range from 70 cents per liter for regular gasoline to 49 cents per liter for diesel fuel. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Morocco | Neither the minimum wage for the industrialized sector nor the wage for agricultural workers provides a decent standard of living for a worker and family, even with government subsidies for food, diesel fuel, and public transportation. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Diesel" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 55.12% of the time. "Diesel" is used about 810 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 55.12% | 447 | 12,980 |
| Noun (singular) | 42.66% | 346 | 15,378 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.23% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.74% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.25% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 810 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Diesel" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Diesel | Last name | 170 | 52,156 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Chile | Detroit Diesel MTU Allison (Chile) SA | China | Shanghai Diesel Engine Company Limited |
| Japan | Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd. | USA | Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Diesel": auto diesel oil ♦ Diesel engine ♦ diesel fuel ♦ diesel locomotive ♦ diesel motor ♦ diesel oil ♦ red diesel ♦ Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel ♦ Rudolf Diesel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Diesel": diesel-and-hemp-smelling, diesel-bi, diesel-driven, diesel-electric, diesel-engine, diesel-engined, diesel-engined car, diesel-engines, diesel-flavoured, diesel-hauled, diesel-hydraulic, diesel-hydraulics, diesel-mechanical, diesel-only, diesel-powered, diesel-type, diesel-wise. | |
Ending with "Diesel": turbo-diesel. | |
Containing "Diesel": un-diesel-like. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
vin diesel | 11,407 | diesel fuel | 152 |
diesel | 3,120 | baby diesel kid new,nwt | 145 |
diesel shoes | 2,023 | diesel footwear | 141 |
vin diesel picture | 1,149 | diesel sneaker | 135 |
diesel engine | 1,043 | diesel gay vin | 133 |
diesel jean | 899 | diesel nude vin | 133 |
diesel clothing | 550 | diesel powerstroke | 130 |
pic of vin diesel | 456 | diesel truck | 128 |
diesel generator | 409 | biography diesel vin | 126 |
vin diesel wallpaper | 395 | diesel naked vin | 123 |
diesel watch | 364 | industrial diesel engine | 116 |
detroit diesel | 364 | diesel motor | 115 |
diesel performance | 330 | diesel van | 110 |
ford diesel | 276 | diesel sun glasses | 107 |
vin diesel photo | 242 | diesel locomotive | 106 |
duramax diesel | 237 | diesel pusher | 101 |
marine diesel engine | 229 | man marine diesel engine | 99 |
cummins diesel | 207 | motores diesel | 93 |
dodge diesel | 166 | diesel screensaver vin | 90 |
diesel clothes | 161 | diesel stop | 89 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Diesel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | motor nafte, motor dizel. (various references) | |
Arabic | ديزل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | дизелов мотор. (various references) | |
Chinese | 柴油. (various references) | |
Czech | dieselový motor, motorová nafta. (various references) | |
Danish | dieselolie (diesel fuel, diesel oil, gas oil, gas-oil, tractor-fuel), dieselbrændstofsystem (diesel feed), dieselbraendstof (Diesel fuel), diesellok og eller dieselmotorvogn (diesel tractive unit), diesellokomotiv (diesel locomotive), diesel-princip (compression ignition cycle, diesel cycle), dieseltog (diesel train), dieselmotor (true diesel), toakslet trolleybus med dieselmotor (dual axle trolleybus incorporating a diesel engine), autodieselolie (diesel fuel for motor vehicles), gas-oil (diesel fuel, diesel oil, gas oil, gas-oil, tractor-fuel), gasolie (diesel fuel, diesel oil, gas oil, gas-oil, tractor-fuel), indsugningsdieselmotor (naturally aspirated Diesel engine), let fuelolie (diesel oil), bankning i dieselmotor (diesel knock). (various references) | |
Dutch | dieselmotor, diesel. (various references) | |
Esperanto | dizelo. (various references) | |
Farsi | موتوردیزل , دیزل . (various references) | |
Finnish | dieselpolttoaine (diesel fuel), dieselmoottori (diesel-operated engine), dieselkäyttöinen (diesel-operated), dieselöljy (diesel oil), nakutus dieselmoottorissa (diesel knock). (various references) | |
French | diesel (diesel engine). (various references) | |
German | Diesel. (various references) | |
Greek | ντίζελ (diesel fuel). (various references) | |
Hebrew | דיזל. (various references) | |
Hungarian | dízel. (various references) | |
Indonesian | diesel. (various references) | |
Italian | diesel. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | データ通信 (daemon, daily, daily express, Daily Mirror, daily satellite feed, daily spread, data communication, date, date club, date girl, date spot, day, daylight, daylight screen, daylight type, demon, go on a date), シンボル操作 (Conference of Ministers of the Group of Five, dungarees, G5, gaps between bones or muscles, gene, gene bank, gene engineering, General Infantery, genetic engineering, genius, GI, G-mark, G-men, GNP, Good design mark, government men, gross national product, jeans, jeans jacket, jeans pants, jeep, spaces, symbol manipulation, symmetric, symmetry, sympathetic, symposium). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ディーゼル , ジーゼル . (various references) | |
Korean | 디젤 엔진. (various references) | |
Manx | deesyl. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ieselday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | diesel, motorDiesel. (various references) | |
Romanian | autorapid (diesel-driven). (various references) | |
Russian | двигатель дизеля, дизель дизельный, дизель (oiler). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dizel gorivo, dizel. (various references) | |
Spanish | diesel, gasolea (diesel oil), gasóleo (diesel fuel, diesel oil, red diesel). (various references) | |
Swedish | disel, dieselmotor (diesel engine, diesel motor), dieselbil. (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องยนต์ดีเซล, น้ำมันดีเซล. (various references) | |
Turkish | dizel motoru, dizel motorlu araç, dizel motorlu, dizel. (various references) | |
Turkmen | dizel (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | дизель. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Diesel": dieseled, dieseling, dieselings, dieselization, dieselizations, dieselize, dieselized, dieselizes, dieselizing, diesels. (additional references) | |
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"Diesel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Addiewell, Daouel, ddysgl, deese, deisel, delsel, Deosil, desil, Deysel, Diassala, Dienel, diesal, diese, diesem, dieser, diesse, diose, Diosnel, diseet, disel, disle, Djemel, Dolezal, Dosedel, Dosell, Dressel, Driskell, Dweezil, Dycetel, liesel, siesel, wiesel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Diesel" (pronounced dē"sul or dē"zul) |
| 3 | -s u l | antimissile, apostle, Axel, axle, basal, brasil, bristle, bustle, cancel, capsule, Castle, colossal, consul, council, counsel, dismissal, dispersal, docile, dorsal, epistle, facile, fissile, fossil, gracile, gristle, Hansel, Hassel, hassle, housel, hustle, imbecile, stencil, tassel, Tattersall, tensile, Tercel, jostle, microfossil, missal, missel, missile, morsel, mucosal, muscle, mussel, Nestle, parcel, Passel, pencil, pixel, Proconsul, rehearsal, reversal, rustle, Thistle, tinsel, tonsil, Tressel, trestle, tussle, universal, unsell, utensil, vassal, vessel, whistle, wrestle. |
| 4 | -ē" z u l | easel, weasel. |
| 3 | -z u l | appraisal, arousal, Basil, causal, chisel, counterproposal, damsel, dazzle, disposal, drizzle, embezzle, fizzle, frazzle, grizzle, guzzle, Hazel, spousal, menopausal, muzzle, nasal, nozzle, nuzzle, perusal, pretzel, proposal, puzzle, reappraisal, recusal, refusal, reprisal, sizzle, Wurzel. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: ediles, elides, sedile, seidel. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-l-s" | |
-1 letter: deils, deles, delis, edile, elide, idles, isled, sidle, slide. | |
-2 letters: dees, deil, dele, deli, dels, diel, dies, eels, eide, elds, else, ides, idle, isle, lees, leis, lids, lied, lies, seed, seel, side, sild, sled, slid. | |
-3 letters: dee, del, die, dis, eds, eel, eld, els, ids, led, lee, lei, lid, lie, lis, see, sei. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-l-s" | |
+1 letter: aediles, deciles, defiles, delimes, dellies, diesels, edibles, enisled, ensiled, eyelids, idlesse, linseed, oilseed, resiled, seedily, seidels, speiled, spieled. | |
+2 letters: abseiled, bedevils, beladies, beslimed, besmiled, chiseled, decibels, declines, defilers, delaines, delisted, delivers, delusive, desilver, dieseled, dishevel, dreidels, eclipsed, elegised, enlisted, fielders, hideless, hirseled, idealess, idealise, idleness, idlesses, killdees, lakeside, leadiest, ledgiest, leisured, lesioned, licensed, limeades, linseeds, listened, medflies, melodies, melodise, obelised, oilseeds, pedicels, pedicles, pleiades, realised, redlines, relished, relisted, resailed, sclereid, seedlike, seedling, selenide, shedlike, shielded, shielder, sideline, sidereal, silenced, silkweed, silvered, sleighed, slivered, sniveled, speedily, swiveled, tideless, tinseled, wielders, yielders. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Frequency | 13. Names: Company Usage 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Abbreviations 18. Acronyms 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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