hydrolienne
French, noun/i.dʁɔ.ljɛn/
hydrolienne is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-L-I-E-N-N-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 85,597th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hydrolienne is a French feminine noun meaning “tidal turbine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of hydrolien. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Turbine immergée qui utilise l’énergie des courants marins, et parfois fluviaux, pour produire de…”.
What does hydrolienne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetidal turbine
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of hydrolien
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Turbine immergée qui utilise l’énergie des courants marins, et parfois fluviaux, pour produire de l’électricité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hydrolienne
- hydroliennes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hydrolienne?
- /i.dʁɔ.ljɛn/
- \i.dʁɔ.ljɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hydrolienne in French?
hydrolienne appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).