Meaning of "fuel" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUEL

From Old French feuaile, from feu fire, ultimately from Latin focus fireplace, hearth.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FUEL

fuel  [fjʊəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUEL

Fuel is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fuel in English.

WHAT DOES FUEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fuel

Fuels are any materials that store potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used for work or as heat energy. The concept originally applied solely to those materials storing energy in the form of chemical energy that could be released through combustion, but the concept has since been also applied to other sources of heat energy such as nuclear energy (via nuclear fission or The heat energy released by many fuels is harnessed into mechanical energy via an engine. Other times the heat itself is valued for warmth, cooking, or industrial processes, as well as the illumination that comes with combustion. Fuels are also used in the cells of organisms in a process known as cellular respiration, where organic molecules are oxidized to release un-usable energy. Hydrocarbons are by far the most common source of fuel used by humans, but other substances, including radioactive metals, are also utilized. Fuels are contrasted with other methods of storing potential energy, such as those that directly release electrical energy (such as batteries and capacitors) or mechanical energy (such as flywheels, springs, compressed air, or water in a reservoir).

Definition of fuel in the English dictionary

The first definition of fuel in the dictionary is any substance burned as a source of heat or power, such as coal or petrol. Other definition of fuel is the material, containing a fissile substance, such as uranium-235, that produces energy in a nuclear reactor. Fuel is also a substance that releases energy in a fusion reactor.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FUEL

PRESENT

Present

I fuel

you fuel

he/she/it fuels

we fuel

you fuel

they fuel

Present continuous

I am fuelling

you are fuelling

he/she/it is fuelling

we are fuelling

you are fuelling

they are fuelling

Present perfect

I have fuelled

you have fuelled

he/she/it has fuelled

we have fuelled

you have fuelled

they have fuelled

Present perfect continuous

I have been fuelling

you have been fuelling

he/she/it has been fuelling

we have been fuelling

you have been fuelling

they have been fuelling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fuelled

you fuelled

he/she/it fuelled

we fuelled

you fuelled

they fuelled

Past continuous

I was fuelling

you were fuelling

he/she/it was fuelling

we were fuelling

you were fuelling

they were fuelling

Past perfect

I had fuelled

you had fuelled

he/she/it had fuelled

we had fuelled

you had fuelled

they had fuelled

Past perfect continuous

I had been fuelling

you had been fuelling

he/she/it had been fuelling

we had been fuelling

you had been fuelling

they had been fuelling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fuel

you will fuel

he/she/it will fuel

we will fuel

you will fuel

they will fuel

Future continuous

I will be fuelling

you will be fuelling

he/she/it will be fuelling

we will be fuelling

you will be fuelling

they will be fuelling

Future perfect

I will have fuelled

you will have fuelled

he/she/it will have fuelled

we will have fuelled

you will have fuelled

they will have fuelled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fuelling

you will have been fuelling

he/she/it will have been fuelling

we will have been fuelling

you will have been fuelling

they will have been fuelling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fuel

you would fuel

he/she/it would fuel

we would fuel

you would fuel

they would fuel

Conditional continuous

I would be fuelling

you would be fuelling

he/she/it would be fuelling

we would be fuelling

you would be fuelling

they would be fuelling

Conditional perfect

I would have fuel

you would have fuel

he/she/it would have fuel

we would have fuel

you would have fuel

they would have fuel

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fuelling

you would have been fuelling

he/she/it would have been fuelling

we would have been fuelling

you would have been fuelling

they would have been fuelling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fuel
we let´s fuel
you fuel

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fuel

Past participle

fuelled

Present Participle

fuelling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FUEL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fuel» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fuel

ammunition · boost · charge · coal · diesel oil · encourage · encouragement · fan · feed · fire · firewood · fodder · food · gas · gasoline · incentive · incite · incitement · inflame · kai · kindling · material · nourish · nourishment · oil · petrol · power · propellant · provocation · stimulate · stoke up · sustain · sustenance · whip up · wood

TRANSLATION OF FUEL

Find out the translation of fuel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fuel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fuel» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 燃料
• Translator English - Spanish: combustible
• English: fuel
• Translator English - Hindi: ईंधन
• Translator English - Arabic: وَقُود
• Translator English - Russian: топливо
• Translator English - Portuguese: combustível
• Translator English - Bengali: জ্বালানি
• Translator English - French: carburant
• Translator English - Malay: Bahan bakar
• Translator English - German: Brennstoff
• Translator English - Japanese: 燃料
• Translator English - Korean: 연료
• Translator English - Javanese: Bahan bakar
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhiên liệu
• Translator English - Tamil: எரிபொருள்
• Translator English - Marathi: इंधन
• Translator English - Turkish: yakıt
• Translator English - Italian: carburante
• Translator English - Polish: paliwo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: пальне
• Translator English - Romanian: combustibil
• Translator English - Greek: καύσιμο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: brandstof
• Translator English - Swedish: bränsle
• Translator English - Norwegian: drivstoff

10 QUOTES WITH «FUEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fuel.

1

Clive Anderson

If you look at it ecologically, deforestation is high on the list of things which bring devastation. You cut down trees to build homes, for fuel, and you end up with no trees left, and you have to move on. If you take the earth as a whole, eventually there's nowhere to move on to.

2

Kelley Armstrong

It took many years to accept that fantasy is the fuel for my storytelling passion, and without that, I really am a hack, writing for money or approval rather than for the pure delight of storytelling.

3

Robert Atkins

It's so logical and so simple. Fat is the backup fuel system. The role it plays in the body is that when there's no carbohydrate around, fat will become the primary energy fuel. That's pretty well known.

4

Neal Barnard

Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods - these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving them raw materials for building body fat.

5

Bob Barr

MoveOn loves government. It remains enamored of government spending as fuel for its liberal agenda; and anything that threatens to close that spigot in any degree is perceived as a dire threat - worthy of Chicken-Little warnings that the sky is going to fall.

6

Michael Bergin

I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity.

7

Gael Garcia Bernal

Talking about food is like talking about your dreams. Everyone has something to say. We all have to eat, it's just what we eat which differs. Some people eat for fuel and I feel bad for them.

8

Neil Cross

I love to see heroes who fuel some kind of moral furnace inside them, who are driven to take on the evils of the world, despite the fact that the evils of the world are more powerful than them. And essentially can never be defeated, but they refuse to bow down. And in order to enjoy that aspect of the hero, you've got to put them through hell.

9

Lane Evans

Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans.

10

Steve Fossett

A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A gas balloon, which usually uses helium, has the problem that the helium cools at night when the sun is not on it, and you have to throw ballast overboard to keep it from going to the surface.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUEL»

Discover the use of fuel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Aircraft Fuel Systems

Aircraft Fuel Systems provides a timely and invaluable resource for engineers, project and programme managers in the equipment supply and application communities, as well as for graduate and postgraduate students of mechanical and aerospace ...

Roy Langton, Chuck Clark, Martin Hewitt, 2009

Fuel: Devotions to Ignite the Faith of Parents and Teens

Written by youth expert Joe White, Fuel makes it easy and practical for parents to connect spiritually with their teens in just minutes a day.

Joe White, 2012

Fixing Fuel Poverty: Challenges and Solutions

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Brenda Boardman, 2013

PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice

This new edition of Dr. Barbir's groundbreaking book still lays the groundwork for engineers, technicians and students better than any other resource, covering fundamentals of design, electrochemistry, heat and mass transport, as well as ...

Frano Barbir, 2013

Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems

Looks at the combustion basics of fuel injection engines and offers information on such topics as VE equation, airflow estimation, setups and calibration, creating timing maps, and auxiliary output controls.

Greg Banish, 2009

Hydrogen Fuel: Production, Transport, and Storage

The Path to a Cleaner World and Energy Independence Focusing on a clean, economical alternative to nonrenewable energy, this volume provides the latest information on the hydrogen fuel economy.

Ram B. Gupta, 2008

PEM Fuel Cell Modeling and Simulation Using Matlab

This book also includes types for one, two and three dimensional modeling and two-phase flow phenomena and microfluidics. *Modeling and design validation techniques *Covers most types of Fuel Cell including SOFC *MATLAB and FEMLAB modelling ...

Colleen Spiegel, 2011

Microbial Fuel Cells

This timely book is the first dedicated to MFCs. It not only serves as an introduction to the theory underlying the development and functioning of MFCs, it also serves as a manual for ongoing research.

Bruce E. Logan, 2008

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Materials Properties ...

This volume assesses the current status of PEMFC fuel cell technology, research and development directions, and the scientific and engineering challenges facing the fuel cell community.

David P. Wilkinson, Jiujun Zhang, Rob Hui, 2009

Alcohol Fuel: A Guide to Making and Using Ethanol as a ...

The essential how-to book on making and using ethanol as an alternative renewable fuel.

Richard Freudenberger, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuel is used in the context of the following news items.

Fuel tanker overturns on Sylvester Road Sunday morning

Albany Fire Department hazmat crews work to clean up the wreckage of a Fuel South tanker truck that overturned Sunday morning on U.S. ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»

Russia considers direct fuel deliveries to help Greece

A report in AFP quoting Russian news sources has said that Russia is considering sending direct deliveries of fuel to Greece to help boost ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»

Exxon Understood Fossil Fuel/Climate Change Link 3 Decades Ago …

Exxon Mobil, the largest oil company on the planet, has spent millions of dollars over the last 27 years attempting to convince humankind that ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Brown keeps things lively in Top Fuel

I got the opportunity to test in Top Fuel and then I got the opportunity to drive. It's a dream come true, and it's even better through my association ... «The Herald-News, Jul 15»

British drivers face higher petrol prices after Brussels renews push …

The European Commission wants Shell, BP and Exxon to replace regular unleaded petrol with a fuel made up from more biofuels to help ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Whether globe warms or cools, we must cut fossil fuel use

An Augustana graduate who was in a class that I taught during the 1975-1976 academic year sent me a very thoughtful email in response to ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»

Artist Renée Mavigliano creates art to fuel our imaginations

Kate Poulos is a native of Carbondale. She left after high school, thinking that she would never come back! After a while, she realized that S… «The Southern, Jul 15»

Akyem-Tafo residents scramble for fuel from tanker accident

Scores of residents at Akyem-Tafo in the Eastern region early Sunday morning were busy fetching fuel from a fuel tanker that fell over on the ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

City Council Approves Fuel Loan; Bahnke to Leave City Manager Job

Nome will get its fuel for the winter—and it'll be about $2 million cheaper than it was last year—after the Nome City Council approved a $6 ... «Knom, Jul 15»

Oregonians want low-carbon fuel program and better roads (OPINION)

But even this issue of potential increased costs is addressed, for the legislation in fact has an off-ramp if the increase in the cost of fuel due to ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»