petrol
English edit
Etymology edit
From French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɹəl
- Homophone: petrel
Noun edit
petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)
- (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,
- We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.
- 2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, page 19605,
- European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.
- 2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, page 149,
- At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.
- 2006 February 10, Kenya Gazette, page 354:
- He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road […] .
- 2006 August, Economic Scenario, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 218,
- The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.
- 2008, Robin Stonecash, Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, Cengage Learning Australia, page 122,
- Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.
- 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,
- (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
- 2016, Honest John, George Fowler, Car-tastrophes: 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years:
- However, I do feel entitled to criticise the car. There are lots of different versions: manuals and automatics; petrols and diesels; two-wheel drives and four-wheel drives, and it's possible to spend thirty grand on one.
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- petrol blue
- petrol bomb
- petrol cap
- petrol-electric
- petrol engine
- petrol filling station
- petrol garage
- petrol pump
- petrol sniffer
- petrol station
- petrol tank
- petrolism
Descendants edit
Translations edit
gasoline — see gasoline
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petrol (plural [please provide])
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Adjective edit
petrol (strong nominative masculine singular petroler, not comparable)
- teal (color)
Romanian edit
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petrol n (plural petroluri)
Declension edit
Declension of petrol
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) petrol | petrolul | (niște) petroluri | petrolurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) petrol | petrolului | (unor) petroluri | petrolurilor |
vocative | petrolule | petrolurilor |
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petrol (definite accusative petrolü, plural petroller)