Otto vs. Diesel — What's the Difference?

Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants Audo, Odo, Udo) of Germanic names beginning in aud-, an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".The name is recorded from the 7th century (Odo, son of Uro, courtier of Sigebert III).

An internal combustion engine in which heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder is used to ignite the fuel

Variant of attar.

A diesel engine.

See Attar.

A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

Any of various fuels used to power diesel engines, especially one derived from petroleum.

To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it.

To drive a diesel-powered vehicle

To refuel a diesel-powered vehicle. Often used with up.

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

(countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.

Snakebite and black (a drink).

(slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.

To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.

(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.

A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency.

German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)

An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil