- Hydroelectric
- An electric generating station in which a water wheel is driven by falling water, thus generating electricity.
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Hydroelectric
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hydroelectric — hy‧dro‧e‧lec‧tric [ˌhaɪdrəʊ ɪˈlektrɪk◂ ǁ droʊ ] adjective involving the use of water power to produce electricity: • The dams produce most of the country s hydroelectric power. hydroelectricity noun [uncountable] : • Oil was abandoned in favour… … Financial and business terms
hydroelectric — 1827, formed in English from HYDRO (Cf. hydro ) + ELECTRIC (Cf. electric). Related: Hydroelectricity … Etymology dictionary
hydroelectric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the generation of electricity using flowing water to drive a turbine which powers a generator. DERIVATIVES hydroelectricity noun … English terms dictionary
hydroelectric — [hī΄drō΄ē lek′trik, hī΄drəē lek′trik] adj. producing, or having to do with the production of, electricity by water power hydroelectricity n … English World dictionary
hydroelectric — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1884 of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower < constructed a hydroelectric power plant at the dam site > • hydroelectrically adverb • hydroelectricity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hydroelectric — adj. Hydroelectric is used with these nouns: ↑dam, ↑power … Collocations dictionary
hydroelectric — hy|dro|e|lec|tric [ˌhaıdrəu ıˈlektrık US drou ] adj using water power to produce electricity ▪ a huge hydroelectric power station >hydroelectricity [ˌhaıdrəuılekˈtrısıti US drou ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
hydroelectric — hy|dro|e|lec|tric [ ,haıdrouı lektrık ] adjective using water power to produce electricity: a hydroelectric power plant ╾ hy|dro|e|lec|tric|i|ty [ ,haıdrouılek trısıti ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hydroelectric — [[t]ha͟ɪdroʊɪle̱ktrɪk[/t]] also hydro electric ADJ: ADJ n Hydroelectric means relating to or involving electricity made from the energy of running water … English dictionary
hydroelectric — adjective using water power to produce electricity: a hydroelectric power station hydroelectrically, adverb hydroelectricity noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hydroelectric — UK [ˌhaɪdrəʊˈɪlektrɪk] / US [ˌhaɪdroʊɪˈlektrɪk] adjective using water power to produce electricity a hydroelectric power station Derived word: hydroelectricity UK [ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlekˈtrɪsɪtɪ] / US [ˌhaɪdroʊɪlekˈtrɪsɪtɪ] noun uncountable … English dictionary
