hydrokinetic
- adjective
- /ˌhaɪdrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/
- Specialized
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hidroquinético
- By mimicking fish kinematics, we are answering vital questions, such as how to harness more hydrokinetic energy and how to make the technology fit even better into the environment.
- hydrokinetic energy
Examples
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And in contrast to many hydrokinetic technologies that have been proposed in the last decade, the converter does not use a turbine, making it safer for aquatic life that swim past or through it.
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Such a design has many advantages over conventional hydroelectric and hydrokinetic applications.
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In addition, several proposals have been made and prototypes built for capturing energy not from the flow of water but from the waves on the surface (vertical hydrokinetic energy).
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We call this hydrokinetic technology the Vortex Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy converter, or VIVACE for short.
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Cylinders that are more slender may start to flex, and that would divert hydrokinetic energy from harnessable oscillatory energy to useless and potentially damaging vibratory energy.
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The research team is developing new hydrokinetic technologies to generate energy from flowing rivers.
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Hydrokinetic power harnesses the movement of water, offering a renewable energy source for coastal communities.
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Engineers are studying how hydrokinetic systems can improve efficiency in capturing energy from ocean currents.
Synonyms
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Describing how water and other liquids move and what pushes them
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hydrokinetic combines hydro- meaning 'water' and kinetic meaning 'movement'. So, hydrokinetic describes the movement of water, like the flow of a river, and the forces that come from that movement.