Meanings
nounhydroelectric generator (plural hydroelectric generators)
plural hydroelectric generators
- A low-speed electric generator driven by water turbines.
We generate our own electricity with a small hydroelectric generator on the river.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 水力發電機 /水力发电机
- 水力發電機 /水力发电机 (shuǐlì fādiànjī)low-speed electric generator driven by water turbines
Finnish vesivoimageneraattori
- vesivoimageneraattorilow-speed electric generator driven by water turbines
French générateur hydroélectrique
- générateur hydroélectriquelow-speed electric generator driven by water turbines
Russian гидроагрега́т, гидрогенера́тор
- гидроагрега́т (gidroagregát)low-speed electric generator driven by water turbines
- гидрогенера́тор (gidrogenerátor)low-speed electric generator driven by water turbines
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APA
hydroelectric generator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20generator
MLA
“hydroelectric generator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20generator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroelectric generator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20generator.
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