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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·dro·elec·tric ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1884 : of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower constructed a hydroelectric power plant at the dam site English Etymology hydroelectric 1827, formed in Eng. from hydro-, comb. form of Gk. hydor"water" (see water (n.1)) + electric. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hydroelectric hydro·elec·tric / 7haidrEui5lektrik; NAmE 7haidrou- / adjective using the power of water to produce electricity; produced by the power of water 使用水力发电的；水力产生的: a hydroelectric plant 水力发电站 hydroelectric power 水力发出的电 • hydro·elec·tri·city / -i7lek5trisEti / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·dro·electric \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +\ adjectiveEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + electric : of, relating to, or employed in the production of electricity by waterpower |
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