Renewable Meaning
/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be renewed; capable of renewal.
adjSustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
Sentence Examples
We must develop the renewable energy sources.
We must develop renewable energy sources.
We need to invest in clean, renewable energy.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because they naturally replenish, solar and wind are considered ____ energy sources.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government pledged to generate half of the electricity from ____ sources by 2030.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English renewable From renew + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Under the pilot project, the private sector will supply, install, operate and maintain e-vehicle charging stations; monitor and verify the energy efficiency, performance and savings in using renewable energy; and optimize the use of clean energy."
— 2023 January 19, Kris Crismundo, “RE-powered e-vehicle charging hubs eyed”, in Philippine News Agency:
"Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions."
— 2014 November 6, Rob Nixon, “Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’”, in The New York Times:
"You'll find the link can be removed from a "Union" Renewable and replaced before most fuses can be taken apart."
— 1920, Textile World:
"It is a pretty safe bet that he can show you where you are using fuses of the wrong type (renewables for non-renewables and vice versa ) -or where fuses that ought to be good for twenty or more renewals are ready for the scrap"
— 1923, Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers, Association of Iron & Steel Electrical Engineers Monthly ...: Devoted to the Advancement of the Application of Electricity to the Iron and Steel and Allied Industries ...:
"Here is a newly designed All-Purpose Superfuse. Use it wherever you need One-Times, Renewables or Dual Element fuses."
— 1953, Electrical World:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because they naturally replenish, solar and wind are considered ____ energy sources.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government pledged to generate half of the electricity from ____ sources by 2030.