Hydroelectric - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Hydroelectric :  adj : of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; "hydroelectric power"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Hydro-electric \Hy`dro-e*lec"tric\, a. [Hydro-, 1 _ electric.] Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used.

Hydro-electric machine (Physics), an apparatus invented by Sir William Armstrong of England for generating electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which the steam is produced.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Hydroelectric

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