hydro
noun[U]
uk/ˈhaɪ.drəʊ/us/ˈhaɪ.droʊ/shortforhydroelectricity:electricityproducedby theforceoffastmovingwatersuch asriversorwaterfalls:
Biofuels andwindpowerarepromisingtechnologies, along withsmallscalehydro andtidalpower.
Canadian English
electricitysuppliedas aserviceto thepublic:
Lastyearwecutouruse of hydro andgasby 22%.
Yourhydrobillwill not beaffectedin any way.
- Nuclearpoweroutputactuallyfelllastyearand hydrooutputwasstatic.
- Wepreferclean,renewableenergyalternatives, like hydro,geothermal, andwindprojects.
- The hydrocompanyrefusedto come and reattach theservice.
- The man waselectrocutedwhen hejumpedontolivehydrowires.
Electricity & electronics
- anti-static
- bitstream
- brownout
- capacitance
- chargeable
- charged
- conduct
- electromagnetism
- generate
- hydropower
- negatively
- non-electric
- non-electrical
- non-electronic
- non-polar
- photoelectric
- piezoelectric
- pylon
- resistance
- shock