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ˌhydro-elecˈtricity
[f. hydro- + electricity.]
1. The electricity of the galvanic battery.
1828F. Watkins Pop. Sk. Electro-Magnetism 61 The term hydro-electricity, applied to that which emanates from a voltaic combination. 1851J. Graham in Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 1052 Hydro-electricity, which is the grand agent in operations of this kind, is different in the phenomena it exhibits from that of dry electricity, or that shown by an electrical machine. For..the electricity of the galvanic battery is scarcely perceptible, unless that which is called the circuit be complete.
2. Electricity generated by utilizing the motive power of water.
1904Electrical Mag. I. 378/1 (heading) Hydro-electricity in California. Ibid. 592/1 (heading) Hydro electricity for small French factories. 1959Petroleum Handbk. (Shell Internat. Petroleum Co.) (ed. 4) 19 There are..limitations to the future growth of hydro-electricity. 1972Sci. Amer. Dec. 13/2 With ample supplies of coal and hydroelectricity China should be able to devote much of the oil..to a petrochemical industry. |