hybrid betydelse and definition

Betydelse av hybrid på svenska

• 0 a plant or animal that has been produced from two different types of plant or animal, especially to get better characteristics:

  • The garden strawberry is a large-fruited hybrid.

  • The animal looks like a hybrid of a zebra and a horse.

  • His work is an interesting hybrid of popular and classical music.

• 1 a vehicle with an engine that uses both petrol and another type of energy, usually electricity:

  • Most car manufacturers now offer hybrids.

  • You can rent hybrids, racers, or mountain bikes.

  • A hybrid bike is a good choice for commuting.

• 2 combining two different things:

  • His choreography is described as "a hybrid mix of mime and circus tricks".

  • Researchers began developing hybrid agricultural crops to maximize productivity.

• 3 used to describe a vehicle with an engine that uses both petrol and another type of energy, usually electricity:

  • A hybrid car could save you hundreds of pounds at the petrol pump.

  • The law will allow hybrid vehicles to use carpool lanes on motorways.

• 4 used to describe a way of working that involves sometimes being physically present and sometimes working at a distance using the internet:

  • Hybrid teaching combines traditional in-class teaching with online teaching.

  • A hybrid parliament was introduced, with a few MPs present but most contributing to debates remotely.

• 5 a plant or animal that has been produced from two different types of plant or animal

  • The architecture is a hybrid of classical and modern styles.

  • US automakers are wrestling with how much to invest in hybrid gas-electric cars.

• 6 something that is a combination of two different things, so it has qualities relating to both of them:

  • a hybrid car/vehicle/engine

  • Under the hybrid plan, the employee contributes payments to his retirement fund along with the government.