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hydropeaking

hydropeaking noun: the practice of releasing pulses of water to increase hydroelectric power production at hydro dams to meet peak daily electricity demand.

Noun

hydropeaking (countable and uncountable, plural hydropeakings)

  1. The practice of releasing pulses of water to increase hydroelectric power production at hydro dams to meet peak daily electricity demand.

Forms of hydropeaking

pluralhydropeakings

Origin of hydropeaking

From hydro- + peaking.

Questions about hydropeaking

What does hydropeaking mean?
Hydropeaking means the practice of releasing pulses of water to increase hydroelectric power production at hydro dams to meet peak daily electricity demand.
What part of speech is hydropeaking?
Hydropeaking is a noun.
What is the plural of hydropeaking?
The plural of hydropeaking is hydropeakings.

Words near hydropeaking in the dictionary

  1. hydropaths
  2. hydropathy
  3. hydropattern
  4. hydropatterning
  5. hydropatterns
  6. hydropeaking
  7. hydropeakings
  8. hydropectin
  9. hydropedal
  10. hydropedality
  11. hydropedological

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