HYDROELECTRIC

hydroelectric

(adjective) of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; “hydroelectric power”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hydroelectric (not comparable)

that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure

of or relating to the electricity so produced

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`dro-e*lec"tric, a. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + electric.]

Definition: Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used. Hydro-electric machine (Physics), an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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