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Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
John Betjeman

Meaning of "petrol." in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PETROL.

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WHAT DOES PETROL. MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of petrol. in the English dictionary

The definition of petrol. in the dictionary is petrology.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROL.

petrol cap
petrol engine
petrol filler cap
petrol gauge
petrol pump
petrol rationing
petrol station
petrol tank
petrol tanker
petrol-driven
petrolage
petrolatum
petroleous
petroleum
petroleum ether
petroleum jelly
petroleur
petroleuse
petrolhead
petrolic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROL.

astrol.
biol.
Bol.
col.
dol.
ecol.
fol.
horol.
meteorol.
mol.
neurol.
pharmacol.
physiol.
Pol.
psychol.
Sol.
technol.
toxicol.
vol.
zool.

Synonyms and antonyms of petrol. in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petrol.» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETROL.

Find out the translation of petrol. to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petrol. from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petrol.» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汽油。
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gasolina.
570 millions of speakers

English

petrol.
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेट्रोल .
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البنزين.
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бензин .
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gasolina .
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট্রোল।
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

essence .
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petrol.
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Benzin.
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガソリン。
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휘발유 .
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bensin.
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xăng .
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்ரோல்.
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेट्रोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benzin.
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

benzina.
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

benzyna .
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бензин .
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

benzină .
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βενζίνη .
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petrol .
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bensin .
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bensin.
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrol.

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL.»

The term «petrol.» is very widely used and occupies the 9.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL.» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petrol.» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petrol.» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petrol.

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3 QUOTES WITH «PETROL.»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word petrol..
1
John Betjeman
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
2
Susan George
I was recently looking at what they can actually do to reduce consumption of petrol. It would be quite possible to build automobiles out of carbon fibre that would be just as strong, weigh 10 times less and consume 10 times less petrol.
3
Laura Kightlinger
I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROL.»

Discover the use of petrol. in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrol. and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to design a successful petrol station
In the new millennium, will the architecture & design of today's filling stations become as talked about as those landmarks of other ages -- the great power stations, the deco cinemas from the golden age of film or the warehouses of our ...
Marcello Minale, Minale, Tattersfield and Partners, 2000
2
Heavy Metal: The Social Meaning of Petrol Sniffing in Australia
Heavy metal: The social meaning of petrol sniffing in Australia.
Maggie Brady, 1992
3
Chemistry
Most people don't bother to shop around for petrol - except to find the cheapest. They assume that the quality will always be right, whatever the brand. Yet getting the right quality isn't easy. At the oil refinery the people who blend petrol work ...
John S. Holman, Phil Stone, 2001
4
Air Pollution: Measurement, Modelling and Mitigation, Third ...
Table 3.2 Typical petrol composition or carbon particles instead of CO2, some fuel is not combusted at all and is emitted as VOCs, and the minor contaminants are emitted in various forms. A carbon balance can still be made, providing that all ...
Jeremy Colls, Abhishek Tiwary, 2009
5
The Petrol Engine: A Text-book Dealing with the Principles ...
Petrol is a liquid fuel composed of carbon (C)and hydrogen (H) in chemical combination. The principal method of producing petrol is by distillation of crude petroleum. The best mixture to use in a petrol engine is one composed of 2 cubic feet ...
Francis John Kean, 1915
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The petrol car.- v. 2. Electric and petrol-electric vehicles
CHAPTER II— THE ENGINE ACCESSORIES Contents :— The Petrol Supply System— The Carburettor— The Silencer — Water Cooling —Lubrication — Governing i. The Petrol Supply System. — In one sense the petrol engine is a gas  ...
Walter Poynter Adams, 1906
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Gas, oil, and petrol engines: including gas producing plant ...
There are two main reasons for the superiority of the petrol engine for such purposes. In the first place, a petrol engine, with its carburetter, ignition devices, and petrol tank, forms a complete power unit. If this unit be compared with, for instance, ...
A. Garrard, 1918
8
Electric and Petrol-electric Vehicles
CHAPTER IX PETBOL-ELECTBIC VEHICLES Contents : — General Arrangement — The Dynamo — Some Petrol- Electric Systems. General Arrangement. — In view of the limited range of the ordinary electric carriages, owing to the heavy ...
Walter Poynter Adams, 1908
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Petrol and Petroleum Spirits: A Description of Their ...
A Description of Their Sources, Preparation, Examination and Uses Wilfred Emil Guttentag. sence of visible drops of water is no guarantee that it is entirely absent . Groschuff has shown that the solubility is such that 100 grs. of benzine will ...
Wilfred Emil Guttentag, 1918
10
Petrol motors and motor cars: a handbook for engineers, ...
The composition by weight of petrol having a specific gravity of 0•683 and a boiling-point of 154° Fahr. is — hexane, 80 per cent. ; heptane, 18 per cent. ; and pentane, 2 per cent. The chemical composition is, carbon 83-8 per cent, and ...
Thomas Hyler White, 1904

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Petrol. [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/petrol-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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