wind energy

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Noun

wind energy (uncountable)

1. (physics) Energy of the wind.
2. Such energy harnessed as a power source, especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

   players in the wind energy segment of the renewables market

Synonyms

• wind power (broadly synonymous despite precise differentiability of energy from power (energy per time unit))

Hypernyms

• energy
  • renewable energy
  • renewables

Coordinate terms

• nuclear energy
• solar energy
• hydropower

Related terms

• windfall
• wind farm
• windmill / wind mill
• wind park