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hy⋅dro

[hahy-droh] noun, plural -dros for 2, 3, adjective
–noun
1. Informal. hydroelectric power.
2. Informal. hydroplane.
3. British.
a. a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
b. an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
–adjective
4. Informal. of, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.

Origin:
1880–85; by shortening of compounds with hydro- 1 (cf. -o ); (def. 4) hydro- 1 analyzed as an adj.

hydro-

1
a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words: hydroplane; hydrogen.
Also, especially before a vowel, hydr- 1 .


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of hýdōr water

hydro-

2
a combining form representing hydrogen in compound words, denoting esp. a combination of hydrogen with some negative element or radical: hydrobromic.
Also, especially before a vowel, hydr- 2 .
hy·dro   (hī'drō)   
adj.  Hydroelectric.
n.   pl. hy·dros
  1. Hydroelectric power.
  2. A hydroelectric power plant.

Hydro

Hy"dro\, n. A hydro-a["e]roplane.

Main Entry: hy·dro
Pronunciation: 'hI-(")drO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hydros
British : a hydropathicfacility : SPA; also : a hotel catering to people using such a facility
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