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English noun: Diesel

1. Diesel (person) German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)


SynonymsRudolf Christian Karl Diesel, Rudolf Diesel


Instance hypernymapplied scientist, engineer, technologist

2. diesel (artifact) an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil


Synonymsdiesel engine, diesel motor


Broader (hypernym)ICE, internal-combustion engine


Part meronymdiesel locomotive









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