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Meaning of "wave power" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAVE POWER

wave power play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAVE POWER

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Wave power is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WAVE POWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wave power

Wave power is the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work – for example, electricity generation, water desalination, or the pumping of water. Machinery able to exploit wave power is generally known as a wave energy converter. Wave power is distinct from the diurnal flux of tidal power and the steady gyre of ocean currents. Wave-power generation is not currently a widely employed commercial technology, although there have been attempts to use it since at least 1890. In 2008, the first experimental wave farm was opened in Portugal, at the Aguçadoura Wave Park. The major competitor of wave power is offshore wind power.

Definition of wave power in the English dictionary

The definition of wave power in the dictionary is power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAVE POWER

wave
wave down
wave energy
wave equation
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wave function
wave mechanics
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wave number
wave speed
wave theory
wave train
wave velocity
wave-and-pay
wave-cut platform
waveband
waved umber
waveform
wavefront
waveguide

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAVE POWER

electrical power
empower
firepower
flower
flower power
girl power
green power
horsepower
hydroelectric power
hydropower
manpower
nuclear power
power
pulling power
purchasing power
solar power
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superpower
thermal power
willpower
wind power

Synonyms and antonyms of wave power in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wave power» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAVE POWER

Find out the translation of wave power to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wave power from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wave power» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

波力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

energía de las olas
570 millions of speakers

English

wave power
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तरंग शक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طاقة الأمواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энергии волн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

energia das ondas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তরঙ্গ শক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´énergie des vagues
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuasa gelombang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wellenkraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

波力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang daya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năng lượng sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலை சக்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहर शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalga gücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di potenza di onda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moc fali
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енергії хвиль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

energia valurilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυματική ενέργεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

golf krag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vågkraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bølgekraft
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAVE POWER»

Discover the use of wave power in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wave power and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wave Energy Conversion
This practical and concise reference considers alternative application methods, explains the concepts behind wave energy conversion and investigates wave power activities across the globe.
John Brooke, 2003
2
Modern microwave and millimeter-wave power electronics
This comprehensive text explores a wide range of topics: Traveling-wave tubes, which form the backbone of satellite and airborne communications, as well as of military electronic countermeasures systems Microfabricated MVEDs and advanced ...
Robert J. Barker, IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, 2005
3
Wave Power Transmission
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
W. Dinwoodie, 2012
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Ocean Wave Energy Conversion
This volume will prove of vital interest to those studying the use of renewable resources. Scientists, engineers, and inventors will find it a valuable review of ocean wave mechanics as well as an introduction to wave energy conversion.
Michael E. McCormick, 2013
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Ocean Wave Energy: Current Status and Future Prespectives
Starting in the mid-1990s, there have been significant achievements in the development of offshore wave power systems, with several full-scale prototypes being tested and connected to national grids (see Chapter 6). As with wind energy ...
Joao Cruz, 2007
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Ocean, Tidal and Wave Energy: Power from the Sea
Describes the different types of energy that can be obtained using water, discussing dams, reservoirs, waves, tides, geothermal power, steam, and hydroelectric plants.
Lynn Peppas, 2008
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Microstrip Antennas: The Analysis and Design of Microstrip ...
First consider surface wave power. As shown in [19], the relative amount of surface wave power radiated by a single element increases with the electrical thickness of the substrate; for thin (d < 0.03X0) low-dielectric constant substrates ( er ...
David M. Pozar, Daniel H. Schaubert, 1995
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Alternative Fuels
Wave Power Oceans cover 70% of Earth's surface. They are the largest absorbers of solar energy, which makes them a potential source of clean and renewable energy. Tapping as little as 0.2% of this energy in the oceans could generate ...
Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2008
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Millimeter-wave CMOS Power Amplifiers Design
... form four or more amplifiers simultaneously. 2.4.3 mm-Wave Power Combining In this work, a low-loss mm-wave power combining technique that takes advantage of mm-wave power amplifier topologies is introduced. Instead of using power ...
Mounir Youssef Bohsali, 2008
10
POWER ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK
Muhammad Rashid. FIGURE 45.32 Spinning the air-driven turbines using wave power [182]. FIGURE 45.36 A schematic illustrating the fixation of Salter Cam. Air Turbine & generator Generator Electrical power chamber 45.3.5.1.1 Energy of ...
Muhammad Rashid, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAVE POWER»

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Victoria's first wave power unit fully built, ready for November launch
Victoria's first prototype wave power unit is ready to be installed off the state's south-west coast later this year, with its builders saying it could be the start of a ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Steady wave power could be cheaper than wind and solar
Wave power technologies are still in their infancy and as such have been dogged by complaints that wave energy is much more expensive than other forms of ... «Business Green, Jan 15»
3
Scottish government accused of abandoning wave power
Pelamis Wave Power went into administration on 21 November, with the subsequent loss of 40 jobs. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for The Guardian. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
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Wave power firm Pelamis calls in administrators
Wave power technology firm Pelamis has called in administrators KPMG after failing to secure development funding. The Edinburgh-based firm has been testing ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
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Why wave power energy has lagged far behind
But another form of renewable energy, available in huge quantities, doesn't really call to mind anything at all: What does wave power technology look like? «GreenBiz.com, May 14»
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Pentland Firth tidal turbine project given consent
... also announced that developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13m wave "first array" support programme. «BBC News, Sep 13»
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US Taps Into 1400 Terawatt Hours Of Clean Ocean Power
Ocean Power Technologies has been working extensively with the US Navy on a buoy-based wave power system called PowerBuoy, and it will get $1 million to ... «CleanTechnica, Aug 13»
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World's largest wave power scheme given go-ahead
THE Scottish Government today gave the green light for the world's largest wave power scheme, to be developed in the stormy seas off the coast of the Western ... «Scotsman, May 13»
9
Sea Waves and Sunlight Power This Upgraded Naval Robot
Liquid Robotics' souped-up WaveGlider, a robot the Navy's interested in for gathering open-sea intelligence, now runs on solar and wave power. Photo: Liquid ... «Wired, Apr 13»
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Ocean Power Technologies' wave-energy project off Oregon's coast …
Ocean Power Technologies announced the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision today. The 35-year license is FERC's first for a wave power ... «OregonLive.com, Aug 12»

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