petrol
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)
- (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,
- We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.
- 2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, page 19605,
- European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.
- 2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, page 149,
- At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.
- 2006 February 10, Kenya Gazette, page 354:
- He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road […] .
- 2006 August, Economic Scenario, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 218,
- The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.
- 2008, Robin Stonecash, Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, Cengage Learning Australia, page 122,
- Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.
- 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,
- (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
- 2016, Honest John, George Fowler, Car-tastrophes: 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years:
- However, I do feel entitled to criticise the car. There are lots of different versions: manuals and automatics; petrols and diesels; two-wheel drives and four-wheel drives, and it's possible to spend thirty grand on one.
Synonyms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Afrikaans: petrol
- → Tamil: பெட்ரோல் (peṭrōl), பெற்றோல் (peṟṟōl) — chiefly Sri Lanka
- → Tibetan: པེ་ཊོལ (pe ṭol)
- → Malay: petrol
Translations
[edit]gasoline — see gasoline
Verb
[edit]petrol (third-person singular simple present petrols, present participle (US) petroling or (UK) petrolling, simple past and past participle (US) petroled or (UK) petrolled)
- (transitive, dated) To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.
See also
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[edit]petrol (plural [please provide])
German
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[edit]petrol (strong nominative masculine singular petroler, not comparable)
- teal (color)
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English petrol, from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈpetrol/ [ˈpe.t̪rol]
- Rhymes: -ol
- Hyphenation: pe‧trol
Noun
[edit]petrol (Jawi spelling ڤيترول, plural petrol-petrol or petrol2)
Further reading
[edit]- "petrol" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Romanian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]petrol n (plural petroluri)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | petrol | petrolul | petroluri | petrolurile |
| genitive-dative | petrol | petrolului | petroluri | petrolurilor |
| vocative | petrolule | petrolurilor | ||
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]petrol (definite accusative petrolü, plural petroller)
Declension
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