water power

water power

English

Noun

water power (usually uncountable, plural water powers)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water,‎ power.
2. (uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.
3. (countable) A site capable of generating power or the right to use a site to generate power.

Hyponyms

• (mechanical or electrical power derived from water): hydropower

Derived terms

• water-powered

Translations

(uncountable) power from water

Danish: vandkraft (da) c Finnish: vesivoima (fi) Norwegian: Bokmål: vannkraft m or f, vasskraft m or f Nynorsk: vasskraft f Polish: energia wodna f Swedish: vattenkraft (sv) c

(countable) site or right

Finnish: vesivoimalaitos (fi)

See also

• hydroelectricity