fuel
fuel (v)
- present
- fuels
- past
- fuelled / fueled
- past participle
- fuelled / fueled
- present participle
- fuelling / fueling
fuel (n)
- plural
- fuels
fuel
English Definitions:
fuel (verb)
a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
"more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
fuel (verb)
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
"fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
fuel, fire (verb)
provide with fuel
"Oil fires the furnace"
fuel (verb)
take in fuel, as of a ship
"The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
fuel (verb)
stimulate
"fuel the debate on creationism"
fuel (Noun)
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
fuel (Noun)
Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
fuel (Noun)
Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
fuel (Verb)
to provide fuel
fuel (Verb)
to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater
Fuel
Fuels are any materials that store potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used 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, as well as releases of chemical energy released through non-combustion oxidation. 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 or mechanical energy.
Fuel
A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials capable of releasing chemical energy but has since also been applied to other sources of heat energy such as nuclear energy (via nuclear fission and nuclear fusion). The heat energy released by reactions of fuels is converted into mechanical energy via a heat 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 usable energy. Hydrocarbons and related oxygen-containing molecules 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 substances or devices 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).
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