Hydro (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural hy·dros for 2, 3.
  1. hydroelectric power.
  2. hydroplane.
  3. British.
    • a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
    • an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.
  1. a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
  1. a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting especially a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
noun plural -dros
  1. (esp formerly) a hotel or resort, often near a spa, offering facilities for hydropathic treatment
adjective
  1. short for hydroelectric
noun
  1. a Canadian name for electricity when it is supplied to a residence, business, institution, etc
noun
  1. (esp in Canada) a hydroelectric power company or board
combining form
  1. indicating or denoting water, liquid, or fluid
  2. indicating the presence of hydrogen in a chemical compound
  3. indicating a hydroid
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