English Online Dictionary. What means renewable? What does renewable mean?
English
Etymology
From renew + -able.
Adjective
renewable (comparative more renewable, superlative most renewable)
- Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
- Antonym: non-renewable
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
- Antonym: non-renewable
- renewable resource
- renewable energy
- renewable sources of energy
- Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.
Derived terms
- renewability
- renewable energy
- renewably
Translations
Noun
renewable (plural renewables)
- A thing that is renewable.(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- A renewable resource or source of energy.
- A renewable fuse; a fuse which can be opened in order to replace the element.