different between diesel vs turbocharger

English

Etymology

Named after inventor Rudolf Diesel, who developed a heavy-duty engine in Germany (1892–1897) and perfected it throughout his life.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?'z?l, IPA^(key): /?di?z?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?dis?l/, /?diz?l/
• Rhymes: -i?z?l

Noun

diesel (countable and uncountable, plural diesels)

1. A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
2. (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., referring to Mexico's last new steam locomotives.

   • 1980, Kye Fleming and Fred Foster, ""Smoky Mountain Rain":

     Thumbed a diesel down, outside a cafe.

3. (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
4. (Britain, slang) Snakebite and black (a drink).
5. (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

diesel (third-person singular simple present diesels, present participle dieseling, simple past and past participle dieseled)

1. To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
2. (automotive) 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.

See also

• derv
• diesel engine
• diesel knock
• diesel locomotive
• diesel multiple unit

Further reading

• diesel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Seidel, ediles, elides, ideles, sedile, seidel

Dutch

Etymology

Backformed from early compounds like dieselmotor. Named after Rudolf Diesel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.z?l/
• Hyphenation: die?sel
• Rhymes: -iz?l

Noun

diesel m (uncountable)

1. diesel

Derived terms

• dieselauto
• dieselgate
• diesellocomotief
• dieselmotor
• dieselolie
• dieseltrein

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di?sel/, [?di?s?e?l]

Noun

diesel

1. diesel car, diesel (automobile powered with a diesel motor)
2. diesel motor, diesel engine
3. diesel, diesel fuel

Declension

Synonyms

• (diesel car): dieselauto
• (diesel motor): dieselmoottori
• (diesel fuel): dieselöljy, dieselpolttoaine, nafta

Anagrams

• Liedes, edelsi

French

Noun

diesel m (plural diesels)

1. Alternative form of diésel

Italian

Noun

diesel m (invariable)

1. diesel (engine; vehicle)

Anagrams

• sedile

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Named after Dr. Rudolph Diesel

Noun

diesel m (definite singular dieselen, indefinite plural diesler, definite plural dieslene)

1. diesel (fuel)
2. a diesel (diesel engine)

Derived terms

• biodiesel
• dieselmotor
• dieselmotorvogn

References

• “diesel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after Dr. Rudolph Diesel

Noun

diesel m (definite singular dieselen, indefinite plural dieselar, definite plural dieselane)

1. diesel (fuel)
2. a diesel (diesel engine)

Derived terms

• biodiesel
• dieselmotor
• dieselmotorvogn

References

• “diesel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From German Diesel. Named after German inventor Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di.z?l/

Noun

diesel m inan

1. (automotive) diesel (fuel)
2. (automotive) diesel (vehicle)

Declension

Derived terms

• (noun) dieselizacja
• (adjectives) dieslowy, dieslowski

Further reading

• diesel in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• diesel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dísel (uncommon)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?d??i.zew/

Noun

diesel m (uncountable)

1. diesel (fuel)

   Synonyms: (Brazil) óleo diesel, gasóleo

Romanian

Etymology

From German Diesel.

Noun

diesel n (uncountable)

1. diesel

Declension

Spanish

Noun

diesel m (uncountable)

1. diesel

Swedish

Noun

diesel c

1. diesel; a fuel
2. diesel; a vehicle

Declension

English

Etymology

Contraction of turbosupercharger.

Noun

turbocharger (plural turbochargers)

1. inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.

Synonyms

• (dated): turbosupercharger
• (dim.): turbo

Related terms

• supercharge, turbocharge

Translations

See also

• supercharger