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fu·el
(fyo͞o′əl)n.
1. Something consumed to produce energy, especially:
a. A material such as wood, coal, gas, or oil burned to produce heat or power.
b. Fissionable material used in a nuclear reactor.
c. Nutritive material metabolized by a living organism; food.
2. Something that maintains or stimulates an activity or emotion: "Money is the fuel of a volunteer organization" (Natalie de Combray).
v. fu·eled, fu·el·ing, fu·els also fu·elled or fu·el·ling
v.tr.
1. To provide with fuel.
2. To support or stimulate the activity or existence of: rhetoric that fueled the dissenters.
v.intr.
To take in fuel.
[Middle English feuel, from Old French fouaille, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter pl. of *focālis, of the hearth or fireplace, from Latin focus, hearth, fireplace.]
fu′el·er n.
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fuel
(fjʊəl)n
1. (Chemistry) any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol
(General Physics) the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor
2. something that nourishes or builds up emotion, action, etc
vb, fuels, fuelling or fuelled, fuels, fueling or fueled
to supply with or receive fuel
[C14: from Old French feuaile, from feu fire, ultimately from Latin focus fireplace, hearth]
ˈfueller, ˈfueler n
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fu•el
(ˈfyu əl)n., v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n.
1. combustible matter, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, used to maintain fire in order to create heat or power, or as an energy source for engines, power plants, or reactors.
2. something that gives nourishment; food.
3. something that sustains or encourages; stimulant: fuel for debate.
v.t. 4. to supply with fuel.
5. to
v.i. 6. to obtain or replenish fuel.
encourage or stimulate: to fuel suspicion.[1300–50; Middle English fuel(le), feuel < Old French feuaile < Vulgar Latin *focālia, neuter pl. of *focālis of the hearth, fuel]
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fu·el
(fyo͞o′əl) A substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical or nuclear reaction. Fuel such as coal, wood, oil, or gas provides energy when burned. Compounds in the body such as glucose are broken down into simpler compounds to provide energy for metabolic processes. Some radioactive substances, such as plutonium and tritium, provide energy by undergoing nuclear fission or fusion.
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fuel
- Traces back to Latin focalis, "hearth."See also related terms for hearth.
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fuel
Past participle: fuelled
Gerund: fuelling
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| Noun | 1. |  fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" biomass - plant materials and animal waste used as fuel butane - occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels charcoal, wood coal - a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air coal gas - gaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting coke - carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal diesel fuel, diesel oil - a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines fire - fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" fossil fuel - fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content fuel oil, heating oil - a petroleum product used for fuel gasohol - a gasoline substitute consisting of 90% gasoline and 10% grain alcohol from corn gasolene, gasoline, petrol, gas - a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines illuminant - something that can serve as a source of light coal oil, kerosene, kerosine, lamp oil - a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters methanol, methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit - a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol nuclear fuel - fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity propane - colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel red fire - combustible material (usually salts of lithium or strontium) that burns bright red; used in flares and fireworks combustible, combustible material - a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power water gas - a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide with small amounts of other gases; made by blowing steam over hot coke or coal firewood - wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood" |
| Verb | 1. | fuel - provide with a combustible substance that provides energy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" gas up - fill with gasoline; "Gas up the car" refuel - provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars bunker - fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil |
| 2. | fuel - provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" | |
| 3. | fuel - take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" refuel - take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car | |
| 4. | fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" |
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fuel
noun
1. petrol, oil, gas, gasoline (U.S.), source of energy, propellant, diesel oil They ran out of fuel.
3. nourishment, food, kai (N.Z. informal), sustenance Babies and toddlers need fuel for growth.
4. incitement, encouragement, ammunition, provocation, food, material, incentive, fodder His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate.
verb
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Translations
وَقُودوُقوديُزَوِّدُ بِالوُقود
palivotankovatnabrat palivo
brændstoftanke
polttoaine
gorivo
tankoltüzelõüzemanyagüzemanyaggal ellát
eldsneytitaka eldsneyti; sjá fyrir eldsneyti
燃料
연료
degalaiišpilti degaluskuraspapildyti degalaispasipildyti degalais
degvielaiepildīt degvielukurināmais
palivo
gorivo
bränsle
เชื้อเพลิง
nhiên liệu
fuel
[fjʊəl]A. N
1. (gen) → combustible m; (for engine) → carburante m; (specifically coal) → carbón m; (= wood) → leña f
B. VT
C. VI [aircraft, ship] → repostar
D. CPD fuel cap N (Aut) → tapa f del depósito de gasolina
fuel crisis N → crisis f inv energética
fuel injection (engine) N → motor m de inyección
fuel needs NPL → necesidades fpl energéticas
fuel oil N → fuel oil m, mazut m
fuel policy N → política f energética
fuel pump N (Aut) → surtidor m de gasolina
fuel tank N → depósito m (de combustible)
fuel crisis N → crisis f inv energética
fuel injection (engine) N → motor m de inyección
fuel needs NPL → necesidades fpl energéticas
fuel oil N → fuel oil m, mazut m
fuel policy N → política f energética
fuel pump N (Aut) → surtidor m de gasolina
fuel tank N → depósito m (de combustible)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fuel
[ˈfjuːəl] n
(for heating) → combustible m
to add fuel to the fire (= intensify conflict) → jeter de l'huile sur le feu
to add fuel to the fire (= intensify conflict) → jeter de l'huile sur le feu
modif
(heating) [bill] → de combustible
(= consumption, crisis, shortage) → de carburantfuel efficiency n → rendement m énergétiquefuel-efficient [ˌfjuːəlɪˈfɪʃənt] adj → économiquefuel gauge n [car] → jauge f d'essencefuel injection n → injection f, injection f de carburantfuel injection engine n → moteur m à injection
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fuel
n → Brennstoff m, → Brennmaterial nt; (for vehicle) → Kraftstoff m; (= petrol) → Benzin nt; (Aviat, Space) → Treibstoff m; (fig) → Nahrung f; to add fuel to the flames or fire (fig) → Öl in die Flammen or ins Feuer gießen; what kind of fuel do you use in your central heating? → womit betreiben Sie Ihre Zentralheizung? ? solid fuel
vt (= fill) stove, furnace etc → mit Brennstoff versorgen; ships etc → auftanken, betanken; (= use for fuel) → betreiben; (= drive, propel) → antreiben; (fig) conflict → schüren; debate → anfachen; inflation → anheizen; speculation → Nahrung geben (+dat); power stations fuelled (Brit) or fueled (US) by oil → mit Öl befeuerte Kraftwerke; fuelled (Brit) or fueled (US) by memories → von Erinnerungen angefacht; fuelled (Brit) or fueled (US) by drink → vom Alkohol angetrieben
vi (ship, engine, aircraft) → auftanken, Brennstoff/Treibstoff etc aufnehmen; fuelling stop → Landung f → zum Auftanken
fuel
:fuel cell
n → Brennstoffzelle f
fuel cock
n → Treibstoffhahn m
fuel consumption
n → Kraftstoff- or Benzinverbauch m
fuel element
n (of reactor) → Brennelement nt
fuel
:fuel-injected
fuel injection
fuel oil
n → Gasöl nt
fuel pipe
n → Benzinleitung f
fuel pump
n → Benzinpumpe f
fuel rod
n (of reactor) → Brennstab m
fuel shortage
n → Brennstoffknappheit f
fuel tank
n → Öltank m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fuel
[fjʊəl]1. n (gen) → combustibile m; (for engine) → carburante m
to add fuel to the flames (fig) → soffiare sul fuoco, gettar olio sul fuoco
to add fuel to the flames (fig) → soffiare sul fuoco, gettar olio sul fuoco
2. vt (furnace) → alimentare; (aircraft, ship) → rifornire di carburante
3. vi (aircraft, ship) → rifornirsi di carburante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fuel
(ˈfjuəl) noun any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol). The machine ran out of fuel.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈfuelled , (American) fueled – to give or take fuel. The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fuel
→ وَقُود palivo brændstof Brennstoff καύσιμο combustible polttoaine carburant gorivo carburante 燃料 연료 brandstof drivstoff paliwo combustível топливо bränsle เชื้อเพลิง yakıt nhiên liệu 燃料Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009