hydroelectric
adj/ˌhʌɪdrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/
Etymology From hydro- + electric.
1
That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.
- Baishan hydroelectric station is located 39 km from the downstream Hongshi hydroelectric station and 250 km from the downstream Fengman hydroelectric station, Jilin Province, China, on the upper reaches of the Second Songhua River, […] In Baishan district the weather is very cold in winter (lowest temperature, -44.5°C; highest temperature, 38.8°C; long-term average, 4.3°C).1986, Zongyan Guo, Zhou Yukun, “Segment-shaped blasting in Baishan hydroelectric station excavations, China”, in Rock engineering and excavation in an urban environment, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 181:
2
Of or relating to the electricity so produced.
- Synonyms
- HE, hydro
- Derived terms
- HE, heliohydroelectric, hydro, hydroelectrically, hydroelectric dam, hydroelectric generator, hydroelectric power, hydro pole, nonhydroelectric
- Related terms
- electric, electrical, electricity, hydro-, hydroelectrical, hydroelectricity, hydro, hydropower