Definizione monolingua

diesel

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 theres enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

   The only reason the VW bug has a solenoid is to prevent it from dieseling.

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. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine

Definizione dizionario diesel

	diesel
	fuel
	Olio pesante residuo usato come carburante in alcuni tipi di motori diesel.
	Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.

	gasolio
	fuel
	Olio pesante residuo usato come carburante in alcuni tipi di motori diesel.
	Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.

	nafta
	Olio pesante residuo usato come carburante in alcuni tipi di motori diesel.
	Heavy oil residue used as fuel for certain types of diesel engines.

Altri significati:

(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/fuel without a spark, the same way heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

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.

A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.