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hydroelectric

(haɪdroʊɪlektrɪk) also hydro-electric
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Hydroelectric means relating to or involving electricity made from the energy of running water.

hydroelectric in British English

(ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk)
adjective
1. 
generated by the pressure of falling water
hydroelectric power
2. 
of or concerned with the generation of electricity by water pressure
a hydroelectric scheme
Derived forms
hydroelectricity (ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ, -ˌiːlɛk-)
noun

hydroelectric in American English

(ˌhaɪˌdroʊiˈlɛktrɪk; ˌhaɪdrəiˈlɛktrɪk)
adjective
producing, or having to do with the production of, electricity by water power
Derived forms
hydroelectricity (ˌhydroˌeˌlecˈtricity)
noun

hydroelectric in Electrical Engineering

(haɪdroʊɪlɛktrɪk)
adjective
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Generation)
A hydroelectric system generates electricity by water pressure.
A hydroelectric plant is a plant in which the turbine generators are driven by falling water.
A cam-shaped buoy rolls with the passing of waves, and the rolling action driveshydraulics, which run a hydroelectric generator.
A hydroelectric system generates electricity by water pressure.

Examples of 'hydroelectric' in a sentence
hydroelectric

They plan to blow up a hydroelectric dam that has caused untold environmental damage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The group also said that a lack of wind and rain had held back output at its hydroelectric schemes and wind farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Mountain peaks are brown instead of white, lakes are drying up and hydroelectric dams sit idle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It would just happen, as bad things happen to animals that live where humans build hydroelectric dams.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The oligarch wants to build a swath of hydroelectric dams in eastern Siberia that will ship power to China.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Fish ladders can be built, but they work only for small obstacles, and are no good for hydroelectric dams.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If you are setting up a biotechnology company or building a hydroelectric dam, for instance, it may not be for you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The opening of a hydroelectric plant on the river, designed to provide the castle with heat and light, had to be delayed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His father was an engineer, employed in the generation of hydroelectric power; his mother was the one who encouraged his interest in art.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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