hydro

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US /ˈhaɪdroʊ/ UK /ˈhaɪdrəʊ/ See IPA manual

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noun
hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments

Most of the region's electricity comes from cheap hydro.

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1 noun · hydroelectric power, or a... hydroelectricityspa

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Related forms hydrate hydrogen hydraulic

Etymology

A clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water').

hydor Ancient Greek *wodr Proto-Indo-European

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# hydro

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈhaɪdroʊ
**IPA (UK):** ˈhaɪdrəʊ

## Meanings
1. hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments

## Examples
- Most of the region's electricity comes from cheap hydro.

## Synonyms
- hydroelectricity
- spa

## Related Forms
- hydrate
- hydrogen
- hydraulic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hydor
- Root: *wodr

## Etymology
A clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water').

## AI Etymology
Hydro is a clipping of compounds in hydro- ('water, hydroelectric'), from Ancient Greek hydor ('water'), from Proto-Indo-European *wod-or ('water'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek hydor and Proto-Indo-European *wodr. As a noun, hydro means hydroelectric power, or a spa establishment using water treatments. The same family is visible in related forms such as hydrate, hydrogen, and hydraulic.

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- Food & Drink

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