hydroelectric

See also: hydro-electric

English

Alternative forms

hydro-electric

Etymology

hydro- +‎ electric

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

Derived terms

hydroelectric dam
hydroelectric generator
hydroelectric power
hydro pole

Translations

that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water

Catalan: hidroelèctric
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水力發電的／水力发电的 (shuǐlì fādiàn de), 水電的／水电的 (shuǐdiàn de)
Dutch: hydro-elektrisch (nl)
Finnish: vesivoima- (fi)
French: hydro-électrique (fr)
German: hydroelektrisch
Polish: hydroelektryczny (pl)
Portuguese: hidroelétrico (pt)
Russian: гидроэлектри́ческий (ru) (gidroelektríčeskij)
Spanish: hidroeléctrico (es)
Swedish: vattenkraft (sv)
Vietnamese: thuỷ điện (vi)

relating to the electricity so produced

Catalan: hidroelèctric
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水力發電的／水力发电的 (shuǐlì fādiàn de), 水電的／水电的 (shuǐdiàn de)
Finnish: vesivoima- (fi)
French: hydro-électrique (fr)
German: hydroelektrisch
Portuguese: hidroelétrico (pt)
Russian: гидроэлектри́ческий (ru) (gidroelektríčeskij)
Spanish: hidroeléctrico (es)
Swedish: vattenkraft (sv)

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Translations to be checked

Greek: υδροηλεκτρικός (el) (ydroïlektrikós)
Russian: гидроэлектри́ческий (ru) (gidroelektríčeskij)