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renewable

/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/US/ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/

renewable adjective: able to be renewed; capable of renewal.

Adjective

renewable (comparative more renewable, superlative most renewable)

  1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
    • Under the pilot project, the private sector will supply, install, operate and maintain e-vehicle charging stations; monitor and verify the energy efficiency, performance and savings in using renewable energy; and optimize the use of clean energy.2023 January 19, Kris Crismundo, “RE-powered e-vehicle charging hubs eyed”, in Philippine News Agency
    Antonyms:
    non-renewable
  2. Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
    • renewable resource
    • renewable energy
    Antonyms:
    non-renewable

Noun

renewable (plural renewables)

  1. A renewable resource or source of energy.
    • Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions.2014 November 6, Rob Nixon, “Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’”, in The New York Times
  2. A renewable fuse; a fuse which can be opened in order to replace the element.
    • You'll find the link can be removed from a "Union" Renewable and replaced before most fuses can be taken apart.1920, Textile World
    • It is a pretty safe bet that he can show you where you are using fuses of the wrong type (renewables for non-renewables and vice versa ) -or where fuses that ought to be good for twenty or more renewals are ready for the scrap1923, Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers, Association of Iron & Steel Electrical Engineers Monthly ...: Devoted to the Advancement of the Application of Electricity to the Iron and...

renewable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

renewable in Hindi

नवीकरणीय, नवीनीकरण योग्य

renewable in Tamil

புதுப்பிக்கத்தக்க, புதுக்கவல்ல

renewable in Marathi

नूतनीकरणक्षम, नूतनीकरणयोग्य, नूतनीकरण करण्यायोग्य

renewable in Urdu

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More languagesFewer languages
renewable in Bengali
নবায়নযোগ্য
renewable in Telugu
పునరుద్ధరించదగినది
renewable in Malayalam
നവീകരിക്കാവുന്ന
renewable in Kannada
ನವೀಕರಿಸಬಹುದಾದ, ನವೀಕರಿಸಬಹುದಾದವು
renewable in Punjabi
ਨਵਿਆਉਣਯੋਗ, ਨਵੀਨੀਕਰਨਯੋਗ
renewable in Gujarati
નવીનીકરણીય, રિન્યુએબલ
renewable in Odia
ନବୀକରଣଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼, ନବୀକରଣ ଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼, ନବାଯ଼ନଯୋଗ୍ଯ଼
renewable in Nepali
नवीकरणीय, पुनर्नवीकरणीय

Examples of renewable in a sentence

  • renewable sources of energy
  • Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.
  • Use it wherever you need One-Times, Renewables or Dual Element fuses.1953, Electrical World:

All 22 example sentences with renewable

Antonyms of renewable

Forms of renewable

Adjective
comparativemore renewable
superlativemost renewable
Noun
pluralrenewables

Plural of renewable: renewables

Origin of renewable

From renew + -able.

Words formed from renewable

Phrases with renewable

Questions about renewable

What does renewable mean?
Renewable means able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
What is renewable in Hindi?
Renewable in Hindi is नवीकरणीय, नवीनीकरण योग्य. See Renewable meaning in Hindi.
How do you use renewable in a sentence?
renewable sources of energy
What part of speech is renewable?
Renewable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce renewable?
Renewable is pronounced /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/ (UK).

Words near renewable in the dictionary

  1. renew
  2. renew acquaintances
  3. renew one's vows
  4. renew'd
  5. renewability
  6. renewable
  7. renewable energies
  8. renewable energy
  9. renewableness
  10. renewables
  11. renewably

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Adapted from Wiktionary: renewable (page history and authors); renewable (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); renewable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Renewable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); renewable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); renewable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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