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I love driving. I still drive a 1993 Toyota Camry. I do want to get an electric car, but it's less of a carbon footprint if you keep your old, fuel-efficient car on the road than if you say 'build me a whole new car.'
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Meaning of "fuel-efficient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUEL-EFFICIENT

fuel-efficient  [ˌfjuːəlɪˈfɪʃ ənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUEL-EFFICIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fuel-Efficient is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUEL-EFFICIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fuel efficiency

Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier fuel into kinetic energy or work. Overall fuel efficiency may vary per device, which in turn may vary per application fuel efficiency, especially fossil fuel power plants or industries dealing with combustion, such as ammonia production during the Haber process. In the context of transport, fuel economy is the energy efficiency of a particular vehicle, is given as a ratio of distance travelled per unit of fuel consumed. Fuel economy is expressed in miles per gallon in the USA and usually also in the UK; there is sometimes confusion as the imperial gallon is 20% larger than the US gallon so that mpg values are not directly comparable. In countries using the metric system fuel economy is stated in kilometres per litre in the Netherlands, Denmark and in several Latin American or Asian countries such as India, Japan, South Korea, or as the reciprocal ratio, "fuel consumption" in liters per 100 kilometers in much of Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Litres per mil are used in Norway and Sweden.

Definition of fuel-efficient in the English dictionary

The definition of fuel-efficient in the dictionary is using the least or a lower than usual amount of fuel in proportion to the number of miles travelled.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUEL-EFFICIENT


connascent
kəˈneɪs ənt
conservant
kənˈsɜːv ənt
constringent
kənˈstrɪndʒ ənt
contabescent
ˌkɒntəˈbɛs ənt
corrodent
kəˈrəʊd ənt
energy-efficient
ˌɛnədʒɪɪˈfɪʃ ənt
equipotent
ˌiːkwɪˈpəʊt ənt
erodent
iːˈrəʊd ənt
frondescent
frɒnˈdɛs ənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
student
ˈstjuːdənt
subsequent
ˈsʌbsɪkwənt
talent
ˈtælənt
torrent
ˈtɒrənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt
transparent
trænsˈpærənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt
Vincent
ˈvɪnsənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wouldn´t
ˈwʊdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUEL-EFFICIENT

fuel air bomb
fuel cell
fuel efficiency
fuel element
fuel gauge
fuel injection
fuel injection engine
fuel injector
fuel oil
fuel poverty
fuel pump
fuel rod
fuel tank
fuel-saving
fuel-saving device
fueler
fuelled
fueller
fuelling
fuelwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUEL-EFFICIENT

ancient
client
coefficient
conscient
correlation coefficient
deficient
diffusion coefficient
drag coefficient
efficient
immunodeficient
inconscient
inefficient
insufficient
omniscient
partition coefficient
Pearson´s correlation coefficient
perficient
proficient
scient
self-sufficient
sufficient

Synonyms and antonyms of fuel-efficient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fuel-efficient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUEL-EFFICIENT

Find out the translation of fuel-efficient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fuel-efficient 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-efficient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

省油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo consumo de combustible
570 millions of speakers

English

fuel-efficient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ईंधन कुशल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كفاءة في استهلاك الوقود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экономичных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baixo consumo de combustível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্বালানি-সাশ্রয়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carburant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cekap bahan api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kraftstoff spar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

燃費の良い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연료 효율
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Efisien bahan bakar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiết kiệm nhiên liệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிபொருள் திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंधन-कार्यक्षम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

verimli yakıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consumo di carburante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oszczędny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

економічних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

consum redus de carburant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καύσιμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brandstof-doeltreffende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bränslesnål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drivstoff-effektive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fuel-efficient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUEL-EFFICIENT»

The term «fuel-efficient» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUEL-EFFICIENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fuel-efficient

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QUOTES WITH «FUEL-EFFICIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fuel-efficient.
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Josh Fox
I love driving. I still drive a 1993 Toyota Camry. I do want to get an electric car, but it's less of a carbon footprint if you keep your old, fuel-efficient car on the road than if you say 'build me a whole new car.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUEL-EFFICIENT»

Discover the use of fuel-efficient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuel-efficient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World's Most Fuel Efficient Vehicle: Design and ...
This book, addressed to graduate students, engineering professors and others interested in fuel economy contests, is the frst to summarize the issues involved when designing and constructing a vehicle for fuel economy competitions.
Jean Jacques Santin, 2007
2
Fuel efficient car technology
Presents measures designed to reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars.
Mark L. Poulton, 1997
3
The Efficient Driver's Handbook: Your Guide to Fuel ...
This book describes in a clear, friendly manner everything today’s driver needs to know about choosing and using a car in an economical and eco-efficient way.
Dave Moss, 2010
4
Making cars more fuel efficient: technology for real ...
"The European Conference of Ministers of Transport has released a report that analyzes the gap between fuel efficiency certification test ratings and the actual on-road fuel efficiency of automobiles.
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, International Energy Agency, 2005
5
Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Scooters, Mopeds and Other Fuel Efficient Vehicles - A good strategy that many people are leaning towards more and more is more fuel efficient vehicles.
Roge Yonas, 2014
6
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
new and emerging markets for fuel-efficient cars, you pretty much need to look to imports. Ford is the only American carmaker on the list of the makers of the top twenty-one most fuel-efficient cars. The rest are Asian or European.19 As a result,  ...
L. Hunter Lovins, Boyd Cohen, 2011
7
Transportation sector fuel efficiency : hearing
Question 2. You've outlined some of the technological challenges to bringing advanced technology vehicles to U.S. consumers. What market challenges do you see to mainstreaming fuel-efficient vehicles and what can be done at the federal ...
8
Reduced Emissions and Fuel Consumption in Automobile Engines
This book is intended for practising engineers involved in research and applied sciences as well as for interested engineering students.
Fred Schäfer, Richard Van Basshuysen, 1995
9
Factors Influencing Adoption of Fuel Efficient Injera Baking ...
Thus, possible solutions are recommended based on the findings. The recommendations of this work might be applied in different places which have relatively the same socio-cultural situations.
Biruk Fikadu, 2011
10
Reducing gasoline consumption: three policy options
That strategy, called mix shifting, involves subsidizing (through lower prices) the sale of more-fuel-efficient vehicles and charging a premium (through higher prices) for less-fuel- efficient ones. Because there are separate standards for cars and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUEL-EFFICIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuel-efficient is used in the context of the following news items.
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Repeal the ethanol mandate
It assumed that that gasoline consumption would continue to grow, failing to account for more fuel-efficient cars, and that the Great Recession ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
2
Editorial - Gas tax hard to swallow, but needed
Fuel-efficient vehicles and reduced driving have eroded the gas tax's ability to fund projects. #Until then, this is the medicine motorists will take ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Highway to Hell
For more than two decades, the federal gas tax, at 18.4 cents a gallon, has lost ground to inflation and increasingly fuel-efficient vehicles. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
4
Female 'Ghostbusters' reboot should be new comedy trend
The testosterone-reeking DeLorean would be replaced by a fuel-efficient hybrid, of course. Related: At the box office, the jokes aren't as funny ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
5
Brevard businessman seeks understanding from EPA
The U.S. Navy picked up on one of his designs, building a prototype of a utility boat that is 40 percent lighter, more fuel-efficient and less likely ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
6
Craving Teslas, BMW On Hydrogen, Old-Car Gas Mileage Myths …
... that economy cars of previous decades--like the Chevrolet Chevette, for instance--got better gas mileage than today's fuel-efficient small cars. «Green Car Reports, Jul 15»
7
The 2015 Audi A3 TDI: A fuel-efficient sedan with luxury features
The 2015 Audi A3 TDI: A fuel-efficient sedan with luxury features ... A3 TDI strikes a nice balance between sporty and fuel efficient eco model. «WTOP, Jul 15»
8
Fuel-efficient family car
At a smoky Amsterdam cafe, a friendly chap with glazed eyes made his recommendations from the menu. He offered a choice between ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
9
Shell encouraging customers to make pledge toward fuel-efficient
Shell Pakistan is encouraging its customers to pledge toward a fuel efficient Pakistan. In its new initiative, the oil marketing company is telling ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
10
Shell pledges a fuel-efficient Pakistan
In its new initiative, the oil marketing company told the customers how right behaviours along with the right fuel could help improve the fuel ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»

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