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What is the generic name or collective adjective for things associated with wind and wind-generated electricity ?
solar, hydro, anemoi?
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What is the generic name or collective adjective for things associated with wind and wind-generated electricity ?
solar, hydro, anemoi?
adjectives prefixes
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What is the generic name or collective adjective for things associated with wind and wind-generated electricity ?
solar, hydro, anemoi?
adjectives prefixes
edited 14 hours ago
Kris
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asked 15 hours ago
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What is the generic name or collective adjective for things associated with wind and wind-generated electricity ?
solar, hydro, anemoi?
adjectives prefixes
adjectives prefixes
edited 14 hours ago
Kris
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asked 15 hours ago
Richard HavenRichard Haven
967715
edited 14 hours ago
Kris
32.9k641124
asked 15 hours ago
Richard HavenRichard Haven
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edited 14 hours ago
Kris
32.9k641124
edited 14 hours ago
Kris
32.9k641124
edited 14 hours ago
Kris
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32.9k641124
asked 15 hours ago
Richard HavenRichard Haven
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asked 15 hours ago
Richard HavenRichard Haven
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Richard HavenRichard Haven
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Richard, try, try. Good Luck. Let's know what you found.
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Richard, try, try. Good Luck. Let's know what you found.
– Kris
14 hours ago
Richard, try, try. Good Luck. Let's know what you found.
– Kris
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Richard, try, try. Good Luck. Let's know what you found.
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So far as I know there is no term for wind power comparable to hydro for wind power in common use, all discussions I have encountered speak of wind power.
However Aeolian (or Eolian if you are American) is an adjective defined by the Oxford Online dictionary as
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
The origin of the word being the name of the Greek god of wind, Aeolus.
The dictionary says that the term is geological and gives an example contrasting fluvial and aeolian sediments, these being those left by rivers and those left by wind action respectively, but the same dictionary also contains an entry for Aeolian Harp which it defines as
A stringed instrument that produces musical sounds when a current of air passes through it.
so there is at least one example of its use outside geology.
As I said above there does not seem to be a commonly accepted equivalent of hydro for wind power but aeolian (or eolian) seems like a good candidate to me if one is required.
answered 15 hours ago
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Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
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So far as I know there is no term for wind power comparable to hydro for wind power in common use, all discussions I have encountered speak of wind power.
However Aeolian (or Eolian if you are American) is an adjective defined by the Oxford Online dictionary as
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
The origin of the word being the name of the Greek god of wind, Aeolus.
The dictionary says that the term is geological and gives an example contrasting fluvial and aeolian sediments, these being those left by rivers and those left by wind action respectively, but the same dictionary also contains an entry for Aeolian Harp which it defines as
A stringed instrument that produces musical sounds when a current of air passes through it.
so there is at least one example of its use outside geology.
As I said above there does not seem to be a commonly accepted equivalent of hydro for wind power but aeolian (or eolian) seems like a good candidate to me if one is required.
answered 15 hours ago
BoldBenBoldBen
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Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
add a comment |
So far as I know there is no term for wind power comparable to hydro for wind power in common use, all discussions I have encountered speak of wind power.
However Aeolian (or Eolian if you are American) is an adjective defined by the Oxford Online dictionary as
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
The origin of the word being the name of the Greek god of wind, Aeolus.
The dictionary says that the term is geological and gives an example contrasting fluvial and aeolian sediments, these being those left by rivers and those left by wind action respectively, but the same dictionary also contains an entry for Aeolian Harp which it defines as
A stringed instrument that produces musical sounds when a current of air passes through it.
so there is at least one example of its use outside geology.
As I said above there does not seem to be a commonly accepted equivalent of hydro for wind power but aeolian (or eolian) seems like a good candidate to me if one is required.
answered 15 hours ago
BoldBenBoldBen
5,985818
Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
add a comment |
So far as I know there is no term for wind power comparable to hydro for wind power in common use, all discussions I have encountered speak of wind power.
However Aeolian (or Eolian if you are American) is an adjective defined by the Oxford Online dictionary as
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
The origin of the word being the name of the Greek god of wind, Aeolus.
The dictionary says that the term is geological and gives an example contrasting fluvial and aeolian sediments, these being those left by rivers and those left by wind action respectively, but the same dictionary also contains an entry for Aeolian Harp which it defines as
A stringed instrument that produces musical sounds when a current of air passes through it.
so there is at least one example of its use outside geology.
As I said above there does not seem to be a commonly accepted equivalent of hydro for wind power but aeolian (or eolian) seems like a good candidate to me if one is required.
answered 15 hours ago
BoldBenBoldBen
5,985818
So far as I know there is no term for wind power comparable to hydro for wind power in common use, all discussions I have encountered speak of wind power.
However Aeolian (or Eolian if you are American) is an adjective defined by the Oxford Online dictionary as
Relating to or arising from the action of the wind.
The origin of the word being the name of the Greek god of wind, Aeolus.
The dictionary says that the term is geological and gives an example contrasting fluvial and aeolian sediments, these being those left by rivers and those left by wind action respectively, but the same dictionary also contains an entry for Aeolian Harp which it defines as
A stringed instrument that produces musical sounds when a current of air passes through it.
so there is at least one example of its use outside geology.
As I said above there does not seem to be a commonly accepted equivalent of hydro for wind power but aeolian (or eolian) seems like a good candidate to me if one is required.
answered 15 hours ago
BoldBenBoldBen
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BoldBenBoldBen
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Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
add a comment |
Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
Although, to confuse things, steam comes into play: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
– Orangesandlemons
13 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
@Orangesandlemons Yes, but the ancient Greeks did not, so fat as I know, understand the existence of air as a fluid gas and considered the wind to be some other sort of force. Hero probably thought of his steam engine as summoning the power of Aeolus to turn the ball rather than, as Newcomen, Treivithick, Watt and the other steam power pioneers did, understanding the differences in pressure.
– BoldBen
8 hours ago
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