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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.nɛʁ.i.vɔʁ/
"La production d'acier est un processus très énergivore."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Requiring a large amount of energy to produce goods, perform services, or execute a process.
"Aluminum smelting is a notoriously energy-intensive industrial process." - 2
Consuming high quantities of power relative to output or overall economic value.
"Data centers used for artificial intelligence training are increasingly energy-intensive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'energy' (from Greek energeia, meaning activity or operation) and 'intensive' (from Late Latin intensivus, meaning stretching or increasing degree). The compound adjective emerged in the mid-20th century within industrial economics and engineering fields to describe manufacturing and processes requiring high inputs of power.
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énergivore
Transliteration: /e.nɛʁ.i.vɔʁ/
"La production d'acier est un processus très énergivore."
energieintensiv
Transliteration: /enɛʁˈɡiːʔɪntɛnˌziːv/
"Die Chemieindustrie ist stark energieintensiv."
energivoro
Transliteration: /enerˈɡivoro/
"Il settore manifatturiero è altamente energivoro."
intensivo en energía
Transliteration: /intenˈsiβo en eneɾˈxi.a/
"La desalinización del agua es un proceso intensivo en energía."
intensivo em energia
Transliteration: /ĩtẽˈsivu ẽ enɛɾˈʒi.a/
"A produção de cimento é altamente intensiva em energia."
ऊर्जा-गहन
Transliteration: oorja-gahan
"एल्युमिनियम का उत्पादन एक ऊर्जा-गहन प्रक्रिया है।"
高耗能的
Transliteration: gāo hào néng de
"炼钢是一个高耗能的工业过程。"
에너지 다소모의
Transliteration: eneoji dasomoui
"철강 산업은 대표적인 에너지 다소모 산업입니다."
エネルギー多消費型の
Transliteration: enerugī tashōhi-gata no
"アルミニウムの製錬はエネルギー多消費型のプロセスです。"
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