renewable — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.

   Antonyms

   non-renewable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Under the pilot project, the private sector will supply, install, operate and maintain e-vehicle charging stations; monitor and verify the energy efficiency, performance and savings in using renewable energy; and optimize the use of clean energy.

2. Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.

   Usage

   • of a resource

   Antonyms

   non-renewable

   Examples

   renewable resource

   renewable energy

   More examples (2)

   renewable sources of energy

   Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.

Noun

1. A thing that is renewable A renewable resource or source of energy.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions.

2. A thing that is renewable A renewable fuse; a fuse which can be opened in order to replace the element.

   Examples

   You'll find the link can be removed from a "Union" Renewable and replaced before most fuses can be taken apart.

   More examples (1)

   It is a pretty safe bet that he can show you where you are using fuses of the wrong type (renewables for non-renewables and vice versa ) -or where fuses that ought to be good for twenty or more renewals are ready for the scrap

   Here is a newly designed All-Purpose Superfuse. Use it wherever you need One-Times, Renewables or Dual Element fuses.

Adjective

1. that can be renewed or extended

   Antonyms

   unrenewable

   Examples

   a renewable lease

   renewable subscriptions

2. capable of being renewed; replaceable

   Examples

   renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible