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HEV

American

abbreviation

hybrid electric vehicle: an automobile or other vehicle that is powered by an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor whose battery is charged by the engine and by regenerative braking that converts the vehicle's kinetic energy into electricity.

Etymology

Origin of HEV

First recorded in 1970–75 as hybrid electric vehicle

Example Sentences

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The researchers also observed that the projections of the nerve cells shorten upon HEV contact.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

What is known is that up to 11 percent of patients with certain neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy either have HEV antibodies or are infected with the virus.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

In patients with a reduced or suppressed immune system, such as organ transplant recipients or people infected with HIV, HEV can become chronic.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

HEV lights’ lower energy means they’re safe for humans, but also that they take longer to kill bacteria.

From The Verge • Mar. 3, 2021

"I HEV known o' fellers a bein' mistaken jes' thet way."

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice

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