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hydroelectric en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English hydroelectric From hydro- + electric.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.
   • Baishan hydroelectric station is located 39 km from the downstream Hongshi hydroelectric station and 250 km from the downstream Fengman hydroelectric station, Jilin Province, China, on the upper reaches of the Second Songhua River, […] In Baishan district the weather is very cold in winter (lowest temperature, -44.5°C; highest temperature, 38.8°C; long-term average, 4.3°C). 1986, Zongyan Guo, Zhou Yukun, “Segment-shaped blasting in Baishan hydroelectric station excavations, China”, in Rock engineering and excavation in an urban environment, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181:
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the electricity so produced.

Forms

Deriveds

HE · hydroelectric dam · hydroelectrically · hydro · nonhydroelectric · hydroelectric generator · hydro pole · hydroelectric power · heliohydroelectric

Relateds

hydro- · hydro · hydropower · hydroelectricity · hydroelectrical · electrical · electric · electricity

Synonyms

hydro · HE

Translations (29)

az su-elektrik (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · el υδροηλεκτρικός (relating to the electricity so produced) · cmn 水電的 /水电的 (relating to the electricity so produced) · fr hydro-électrique (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · pl hydroelektryczny (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · uk гідроелектри́чний (relating to the electricity so produced) · fi vesivoima- (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · es hidroeléctrico (relating to the electricity so produced) · de hydroelektrisch (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · cmn 水力發電的 /水力发电的 (relating to the electricity so produced) · el υδροηλεκτρικός (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · fr hydro-électrique (relating to the electricity so produced) · ca hidroelèctric (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · vi thuỷ điện (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · fi vesivoima- (relating to the electricity so produced) · nl hydro-elektrisch (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · sv vattenkraft (relating to the electricity so produced) · pt hidroelétrico (relating to the electricity so produced) · pt hidroelétrico (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · pl hydroelektryczny (relating to the electricity so produced) · ru гидроэлектри́ческий (relating to the electricity so produced) · ca hidroelèctric (relating to the electricity so produced) · cmn 水力發電的 /水力发电的 (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · uk гідроелектри́чний (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · sv vattenkraft (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · de hydroelektrisch (relating to the electricity so produced) · ru гидроэлектри́ческий (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · cmn 水電的 /水电的 (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water) · es hidroeléctrico (that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water)