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alternative energy
noun
energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources, as coal, oil, and natural gas.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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Alternative energy
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| alternative energy | |
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| Also called: renewable energy a form of energy derived from a natural source, such as the sun, wind, tides, or waves | |
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alternative energy
usable energy derived from replenishable sources such as the Sun (solar energy), wind (wind power), rivers (hydroelectric power), hot springs (geothermal energy), tides (tidal power), and biomass (biofuels).
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