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renewable
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Word definitions for renewable in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Renewable \Re*new"a*ble\ (r?-n?"?-b'l), a. Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure. --Swift.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Able to be renewed; capable of renewal. 2 (context of a resource English) sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite. n. 1 A thing that is #Adjective; ''especially'', a renewable source ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1727, from renew + -able . In reference to energy sources, attested by 1971.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a renewable resource (= one that replaces itself naturally, or is easily replaced ) ▪ Trees are a renewable resource. renewable energy (= energy such as solar or wind energy that can be replaced naturally ) ▪ Switching ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. that can be renewed or extended; "a renewable lease"; "renewable subscriptions" [ant: unrenewable ] capable of being renewed; replaceable; "renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible"
Usage examples of renewable.
They should, then, prepare for the unknown future by husbanding their ammunition and by substituting for it some easily renewable substance.
Under a five-year contract, dated July 7th, 1906, and renewable for five years more at the option of private contractors, the labor of the inmates of the Rhode Island Penitentiary and the Providence County Jail is sold to the Reliance-Sterling Mfg. Co.
Our two local asteroid belts supply ample resources, and we are careful not to overexploit those that are not renewable.
And would meet the menace with a fully developed, renewable air defence force, He hoped.
Plastic plumbing pipe (PVC pipes) can be manufactured using renewable hemp cellulose as the chemical feedstocks, replacing non-renewable coal or petroleum-based chemical feedstocks.
Lynn set out to see and learn if, indeed, hemp was one of Earth's primary renewable energy resources.
He researched the technology needed to bring clean, renewable energy into use on the planet.
The aerobic system delivers clean and renewable energy by extracting oxygen from the air via the lungs and burning it with glucose in the blood.
A non-polluting and totally renewable energy source, for as long as the sun kept shining.
We passed legislation allowing tax deductions for energy conservation and renewable energy expenditures for residential, commercial, and industrial use, and exempted mixed fuels that were at least 10 percent alcohol from the state gas tax.
Rob never goes on about the aesthetics of architecture or renewable energy sources.
So we can envision a house of the future built, plumbed, painted and furnished with the world's number-one renewable resource - hemp.
We call it a renewable resource, Clodagh,' Portia said like she was talking to someone dumb enough to go out in midwinter without a coat on.
Perhaps he would finally be able to discover how the ivops could be a renewable resource.
A renewable resource if properly looked after, its woods would provide income to the colonists in the form of everything from exotic furniture to tourism.