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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshorário de pico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-ɾa-du dʒi pi-ku
"As tarifas de eletricidade sobem no horário de pico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring during a period of highest usage, demand, or activity, especially regarding electricity, transportation, or communications.
"Electricity rates are significantly higher during on-peak hours."
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During the time of peak demand or maximum load.
"We try not to run the heavy machinery on-peak."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in the mid-20th century as a compound of the preposition 'on' and the noun 'peak', reflecting industrial and utility terminology denoting periods of maximum demand. The usage expanded significantly with the deregulation and modernization of electrical grids and telecommunications to manage consumer load shifting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-peak" is said worldwide
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heures de pointe
Transliteration: œr də pwɛ̃t
"Les tarifs augmentent pendant les heures de pointe."
Hauptlastzeit
Transliteration: haʊpt.last.tsaɪt
"Der Strom ist während der Hauptlastzeit teurer."
ore di punta
Transliteration: ore di punta
"L'energia costa di più durante le ore di punta."
hora pico
Transliteration: o-ra pi-ko
"El consumo de energía es mayor en hora pico."
horário de pico
Transliteration: o-ɾa-du dʒi pi-ku
"As tarifas de eletricidade sobem no horário de pico."
पीक-आवर्स
Transliteration: peek-aavars
"पीक-आवर्स के दौरान बिजली का उपयोग कम करें।"
用电高峰
Transliteration: yòng diàn gāo fēng
"在用电高峰期，电费通常会更高。"
최대 부하 시간
Transliteration: choe-dae bu-ha si-gan
"최대 부하 시간대에는 전력 요금이 비싸다."
ピーク時
Transliteration: piiku-ji
"ピーク時の電力消費量は非常に多いです。"
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