Tesla

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English

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Nikola Tesla.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Tesla/Тесла, from Proto-Slavic *tesla. Cognate with German Dechsel, Dutch dissel, Russian тесло́ (tesló), Polish ciosła, Latin tēla. Doublet of tela and toile. The name of the automotive company is a tribute to Nikola Tesla.

Proper noun

Tesla (plural Teslas)

  1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
  2. Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856–1943).
  3. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (automotive) Tesla, Inc.: a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.

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Noun

Tesla (plural Teslas)

  1. (automotive) A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.
    • 2017, David Joland, chapter 16, in The Biggest Idea in the World, CreateSpace, →ISBN, page 87:
      If they happen to have shares worth a couple of hundred million each, that’s a bonus, but other than their Teslas and Playstations, they can think of nothing they need to spend it on, although if the auto-pilot self-driving software isn’t released soon they’ll have to actually learn to drive rather than just leaving the cars plugged in all day.
    • 2017, Lisen Stromberg, “Money Matters, Plan Accordingly”, in Work PAUSE Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, Dallas, Tex.: BenBella Books, Inc., →ISBN, part III (Your Career, Your Way), page 251:
      We live in Silicon Valley, home of the gazillionaires you read about with their Teslas and private jets.
    • 2024, Jessica Hurlbut, “The Pinch of Finances: Jesus, Cut the Ties Money Has on My Heart”, in Unlimited Motherhood: Overcome 12 Limits That Overwhelm and Conflict Our Hearts, Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN, “The Man Dressed in Black”:
      But we think the wealthy are living in Silicon Valley with their Teslas, at-home espresso machines, and live-in nannies.

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Noun

Tesla n (strong, genitive Teslas, plural Tesla)

  1. tesla

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Further reading

  • Tesla” in Duden online

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Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian tȅsla (adze), from Proto-Slavic *tesla.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tȅsla m (Cyrillic spelling Те̏сла)

  1. a surname. (Tesla)

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