hydro.
Clipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”).
Meaning & usage
Clipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”).
Clipping of hydroelectricity.
Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this.
I won't have lights until my house gets the hydro turned on.
She was having trouble paying the hydro.
A spa.
Abbreviation of hydroaeroplane.
Abbreviation of hydrodynamics.
Water.
Hydroponically-grown marijuana.
Clipping of hydrocodone.
Where this word comes from
From the prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydr- (“water”) + -o-. The Canadian "electricity" sense is owing to hydroelectricity being the prevalent source of electricity in much of Canada and many electric companies having the word Hydro in their names.
Clipping of hydroelectric.
Clipping of hydroponic.
hydro watercress
Alternative form of hydro- (“water”).
Where this word comes from
From the prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydr- (“water”) + -o-. The Canadian "electricity" sense is owing to hydroelectricity being the prevalent source of electricity in much of Canada and many electric companies having the word Hydro in their names.
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