Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renewable energy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: re-new-able en-er-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

All non-fossil fuel energy sources, including those that consume limited resources; especially, nuclear power.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally, I have the impression that there’s an element of tough-guy posturing involved — real men don’t use renewable energy, or something."
"Renewable energy from nuclear, hydro, and solar sources constituted less than 10 percent of the world's energy consumption in 2009."

Usage

Inflected Forms

renewable energies (plural)

Phrases

solar panels

Frequently Paired Words

geothermal solar panels photovoltaics sails waterwheels windmills

Antonyms

fossil fuels nonrenewables resource energy

Questions

What does renewable energy mean?: Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

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