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Diesel engines

Scope note

Internal-combustion engines in which a spray of fuel introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000 degrees Farenheit (538 degrees Celsius), ignites at a virtually constant pressure.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262910

Broader Terms used

engines

Equivalent Terms used

diesel engine

Created

13yrs ago

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