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diesel vs internal-combustion engine

internal-combustion engine vs diesel

diesel and internal-combustion engine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diesel Yes No No No
internal-combustion engine Yes No No No
As nouns, internal-combustion engine is a hypernym of diesel; that is, internal-combustion engine is a word with a broader meaning than diesel:
  • diesel: an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
  • internal-combustion engine: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
Other hypernyms of diesel include ICE.
diesel (noun) internal-combustion engine (noun)
an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
Difference between diesel and internal-combustion engine

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