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semidiesel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-diesel
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An internal combustion engine of a type resembling the diesel engine in having heavy oil for its fuel, which is injected in a spray just before the end of the compression stroke and is fired without electrical ignition. The fuel is sprayed into an iron box (called a hot bulb or hot pot) opening into the combustion chamber, and heated for ignition by a blast lamp until the engine is running, when it is ordinarily kept red-hot by the heat of combustion.

Etymology

From semi- + diesel.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semidiesels (plural)

Questions

What does semidiesel mean?
An internal combustion engine of a type resembling the diesel engine in having heavy oil for its fuel, which is injected in a spray just before the end of the compression stroke and is fired without electrical ignition. The fuel is sprayed into an iron box (called a hot bulb or hot pot) opening into the combustion chamber, and heated for ignition by a blast lamp until the engine is running, when it is ordinarily kept red-hot by the heat of combustion.
Where does semidiesel come from?
From semi- + diesel.

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