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semi-diesel [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diesel Motors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- semi-diesel
1, record 1, English, semi%2Ddiesel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hot-bulb engine 2, record 1, English, hot%2Dbulb%20engine
correct
- semi-diesel engine 2, record 1, English, semi%2Ddiesel%20engine
correct
- half-diesel engine 3, record 1, English, half%2Ddiesel%20engine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A name given to oil engines, usually lower in compression than a diesel, which use a hot surface to ignite the fuel mixture. 1, record 1, English, - semi%2Ddiesel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hot bulb engine
- semi diesel
- semi diesel engine
- half diesel engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteurs diesel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur à boule chaude
1, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20boule%20chaude
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moteur à bulbe chaud 2, record 1, French, moteur%20%C3%A0%20bulbe%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
- moteur semi-diesel 1, record 1, French, moteur%20semi%2Ddiesel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- semi-Diesel 3, record 1, French, semi%2DDiesel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moteur à boule chaude dit semi-diesel, possède à un certain degré la qualité de polycarburant. [...] L'allumage se produit, non par le seul effet de la compression comme dans un diesel normal, mais à l'aide d'une sorte de chambre auxiliaire dit «boule chaude» maintenue en incandescence. 1, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20boule%20chaude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 4, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20boule%20chaude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - moteur%20%C3%A0%20boule%20chaude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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