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RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL
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• RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL (noun)
The noun RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL has 1 sense:
1. German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
Familiarity information: RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL used as a noun is very rare.
• RUDOLF CHRISTIAN KARL DIESEL (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Diesel; Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel; Rudolf Diesel
Instance hypernyms:
applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
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