hydroelectric
/ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/
hydroelectric adjective: that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.
Adjective
hydroelectric (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...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
- Of or relating to the electricity so produced.
hydroelectric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
hydroelectric in Hindi
- hydroelectric
- जलचालित jalcālit
hydroelectric in Tamil
- நீர் மின், புனல் மின்
hydroelectric in Urdu
- برق آبی
hydroelectric in Kannada
- ಜಲವಿದ್ಯುತ್ತಿನ
More languagesFewer languages
- hydroelectric in Vietnamese
- thuỷ điện
Examples of hydroelectric in a sentence
- We generate our own electricity with a small hydroelectric generator on the river.
- It would also provide China with fresh water, hydroelectric potential, and a major Pacific Ocean port, Vladivostok.
- He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.
Synonyms of hydroelectric
Forms of hydroelectric
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Origin of hydroelectric
From hydro- + electric.
Words formed from hydroelectric
Phrases with hydroelectric
Questions about hydroelectric
- What does hydroelectric mean?
- Hydroelectric means that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.
- What is hydroelectric in Hindi?
- Hydroelectric in Hindi is जलचालित (jalcālit). See Hydroelectric meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hydroelectric?
- Hydroelectric is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hydroelectric?
- Hydroelectric is pronounced /ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/.
Words near hydroelectric in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hydroelectric (page history and authors); जलचालित (Hindi) (page history and authors); hydroelectric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hydroelectric (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hydroelectric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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