hydro
Informal. hydroelectric power.
Informal. hydroplane.
British.
a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
Informal. of, relating to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.
Origin of hydro
1Words Nearby hydro
Other definitions for hydro- (2 of 3)
a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
Origin of hydro-
2- Also especially before a vowel, hydr-1.
Other definitions for hydro- (3 of 3)
a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting especially a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
- Also especially before a vowel, hydr-2.
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How to use hydro in a sentence
Long-range, high-voltage transmission lines also enable more development of solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal plants in the regions blessed with the weather, geology, or waterways to supply them.
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is a baby step toward the US grid we need | James Temple | August 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIt’s starting from a low base of installed capacity, however, far behind coal, gas, hydro, nuclear—even wind, which has been cheap for longer.
Cheaper solar PV is key to addressing climate change | Gernot Wagner | June 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewA Bitcoin analyst and self-professed “hippie miner,” Jason Deane uses computers that run exclusively on hydro power—though this eco-friendly setup is likely the exception, not the rule.
Renewable energy can’t cure Bitcoin’s environmental woes | Monroe Hammond | June 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRenewable energy, particularly wind and solar, will account for less than 10 percent, with the remainder, about 18 percent of the power mix, coming primarily from hydro-electric power.
How much will Africa capitalize on cheap renewable energy as its power grid grows? | Carolyn Gramling | January 25, 2021 | Science NewsThe field is formed by movements of liquified iron and nickel within the planet’s core, a phenomenon called magneto-hydro-dynamics that geophysicists are still working to fully understand.
How Sea Turtles Find Their Way - Issue 94: Evolving | Jason G. Goldman | December 16, 2020 | Nautilus
Canada has abundant hydro potential — and in fact Manitoba and Quebec have abundant hydro for sale right now.
Here, however, it's worth noting that heavy use of emissions-free hydro power correlates strongly with lower power rates.
Alaska Electric Light and Power got a 24 percent residential rate hike to deal with inflation and to build a new hydro project.
A large number of these mills are actuated hydraulically or hydro-electrically.
Mexico | Charles Reginald EnockThe hydro-electric industry has been largely nationalized by those who are foremost in it.
Retinol, ret′i-nol, n. a hydro-carbon oil used in printers' ink.
Next to my flight in the hydro-aeroplane this was the greatest experience of my life.
The Spell of Switzerland | Nathan Haskell DoleOn this supposition the positive impulse is to be regarded as hydro-mechanical.
Life Movements in Plants | Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for hydro (1 of 4)
/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊ) /
British (esp formerly) a hotel or resort, often near a spa, offering facilities for hydropathic treatment
British Dictionary definitions for hydro (2 of 4)
/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊ) /
short for hydroelectric
a Canadian name for electricity when it is supplied to a residence, business, institution, etc
British Dictionary definitions for Hydro (3 of 4)
/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊ) /
(esp in Canada) a hydroelectric power company or board
British Dictionary definitions for hydro- (4 of 4)
indicating or denoting water, liquid, or fluid: hydrolysis; hydrodynamics
indicating the presence of hydrogen in a chemical compound: hydrochloric acid
indicating a hydroid: hydrozoan
Origin of hydro-
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Scientific definitions for hydro-
A prefix that means: water (as in hydroelectric) or hydrogen, (as in hydrochloride).
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