hydroelectricity

English

A hydroelectric power plant in Vaajakoski, Jyväskylä, Central Finland

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ electricity.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hydroelectricity (uncountable)

1. Electricity that is produced from the energy of moving water.

Related terms

• hydroelectric

Translations

electricity produced from energy of water

• Afrikaans: hidroëlektrisiteit
• Arabic: طاقة كهرمائية
• Armenian: հիդրոէներգետիկա (hidroēnergetika)
• Esperanto: akvoenergio, hidrelektro
• Estonian: hüdroelektrienergia
• Finnish: vesivoima (fi), vesisähkö
• Italian: idroelettricità f
• Portuguese: hidroeletricidade f
• Punjabi: ਪਣ ਬਿਜਲੀ f (paṇ bijlī)
• Russian: гидроэнергетика (ru) f (gidroenergetika)
• Spanish: hidroelectricidad f
• Ukrainian: гідроенергетика f (hidroenerhetyka)
• Vietnamese: thuỷ điện (vi)