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power (n.)
1.the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
2.the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
3.physical strength
4.possession of controlling influence"the deterrent power of nuclear weapons" "the power of his love saved her" "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
5.possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
6.a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
7.a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
8.a business tycoon is someone who owns a few large businesses and is active in their founding or management in some way.
9.a very wealthy or powerful businessman"an oil baron"
10.one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority"the mysterious presence of an evil power" "may the force be with you" "the forces of evil"
11.(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
12.(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage" "during his first year in office" "during his first year in power" "the power of the president"
13.capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects"the toxin's potency" "the strength of the drinks"
14.an important influential person"he thinks he's a big shot" "she's a big deal in local politics" "the Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
power (v.)
1.supply the force or power for the functioning of"The gasoline powers the engines"
Power (n.)
1.(MeSH)The exertion of a strong influence or control over others in a variety of settings--administrative, social, academic, etc.
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PowerPow"er (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Poor, the fish.
PowerPow"er, n. [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See Possible, Potent, and cf. Posse comitatus.]
1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power. “One next himself in power, and next in crime.” Milton.
2. Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm. “The power of fancy.” Shak.
3. Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
Power, then, is active and passive; faculty is active power or capacity; capacity is passive power. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government.
Power is no blessing in itself but when it is employed to protect the innocent. Swift.
5. The agent exercising an ability to act; an individual invested with authority; an institution, or government, which exercises control; as, the great powers of Europe; hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity. “The powers of darkness.” Milton.
And the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. Matt. xxiv. 29.
6. A military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host. Spenser.
Never such a power . . .
Was levied in the body of a land. Shak.
7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o� good things. [Colloq.] Richardson.
8. (Mech.) (a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an engine of twenty horse power.
☞ The English unit of power used most commonly is the horse power. See Horse power.
(b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc. (c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as, the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a weight at the other end.
☞ This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force, is improper and is becoming obsolete.
(d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
☞ Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a power press.
9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and a cube is third power, of a number.
10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as, the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing, fearing, hoping, etc. I. Watts.
The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a received belief. Shak.
11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and usually in the microscope, the number of times it multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it multiplies the apparent surface.
12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person; ownership by appointment. Wharton.
13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
☞ Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the winds and waves, electricity and magnetism, gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings; and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.
Mechanical powers. See under Mechanical. -- Power loom, or Power press. See Def. 8 (d), note. -- Power of attorney. See under Attorney. -- Power of a point (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the result of substituting the coördinates of any point in that expression which being put equal to zero forms the equation of the curve; as, x2 + y2 - 100 is the power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x2 + y2 - 100 = 0.
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⇨ definición de power (Wikipedia)
Power (n.) (MeSH)
Power, Personal (MeSH), Power, Professional (MeSH), Power, Social (MeSH), Power (Psychology) (MeSH)
power (n.)
ability, administration, ascendancy, authorisation, authority, authorization, baron, big boss, big businessman, big cheese, big deal, big enchilada, big fish, big gun, big noise, big wheel, business leader, business tycoon, capability, capacity, certification, clout, competence, competency, control, domination, dominion, drive, effectiveness, electricity, energy, engine power, exponent, flow, force, full legal capacity, government, great card, head honcho, hegemony, high-up, index, intensity, king, legal capacity, legal competence, leverage, magnate, majesty, major power, mandate, mastery, might, mightiness, mogul, nerve, ocean current, office, omnipotence, permission, potence, potency, powerfulness, proxy, raj, reign, rule, sceptre, sea current, skill, sovereignty, stream, strength, superpower, supremacy, sway, tenure, top executive, tycoon, vehicle, vigor, vigour, volume, warrant, world power, big shot (informal), bigwig (informal), great power (history), nob (old)
power (n.) (politics)
state power (politics), sway (politics)
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power (n.)
↘ functionary, mighty, official ↗ be able to, can, deft, dexterous, dextrous, handy, have learned, have learned how to, know, know how to, manage to, may, skillful, tow ≠ failure, helplessness, impotence, impotency, inability, incapability, powerlessness
⇨ Power (Psychology) • Power Plants • Power Sources • Power Sources, Bioelectric • Power Sources, Electric • Power Supplies • Power Supplies, Electric • Power operation • Power, Personal • Power, Professional • Power, Social • air power • atomic power • atomic power station • drawing power • electric power • give power • great power • high power • high-power • legal power • nuclear power • nuclear power station • party in power • power bloc • power brake • power brakes • power breakfast • power broker • power cable • power coefficient • power coefficient of reactivity • power company • power cord • power couple • power current • power cut • power dive • power drill • power drink • power drive • power drive wheelchair • power excursion • power failure • power flux density • power gain • power gas • power generator electrician • power grid • power hammer • power hunger • power law • power line • power loading • power loom • power meter • power module • power mower • power of appointment • power of assessment • power of attorney • power of decision • power of imagination • power of implementation • power of initiative • power of ratification • power of resolution • power of veto • power outage • power pack • power package • power plant • power play • power point • power politics • power pylon • power saw • power series • power service • power set • power shovel • power source • power station • power steering • power structure • power supply • power supply card • power supply cord • power system • power takeoff • power to appoint • power to negotiate • power tool • power train • power transmission belting • power trip • power unit • power user • power walking • power wheelchair • power worker • power-assisted • power-assisted brakes • power-assisted steering • power-block • power-dive • power-drive wheelchair • power-driven • power-driven pump • power-loom • power-mad person • power-station worker • power-supply board • sea power • second power • stock power • take power • third power • war power • wind power • world power
⇨ abuse of power • advisory power • budgetary power • decommissioning of power stations • delegation of power • discretionary power • executive power • hydroelectric power • judicial power • legislative power • nuclear power station • personalisation of power • political power • power of assessment • power of attorney • power of decision • power of implementation • power of initiative • power of ratification • power plant • power to appoint • power to negotiate • purchasing power • purchasing power parity • siting of power stations • statutory power • supervisory power
Power (n.) [MeSH]
power (n.)
power (n.)
force mécanique (fr)[Classe]
(motor; engine), (motor vehicle; automotive vehicle)[termes liés]
travail mécanique (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
power (n.)
power (n.)
power (n.)
nombre résultat d'une élévation à la puissance (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
power (n.)
grandeur électrique (fr)[Classe]
power (n.) [politics]
power (n.)
power (n.)
virilité (fr)[Classe]
power (n.)
power (n.)
power (n.)
power; strength[ClasseHyper.]
power (n.)
action de traîner, d'entraîner (fr)[Classe]
travail mécanique (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
tow[Nominalisation]
power (n.)
juridiction d'un magistrat (fr)[Classe]
leave; pass; passport; authorisation; permit[Classe]
action de déclarer valide quelque chose (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
capacité juridique (fr)[Classe]
(proceedings; trial; legal suit; lawsuit; litigation; judicial proceeding)[termes liés]
be able to, can, have learned, have learned how to, know, know how to, manage to, may[CeQui~]
habiliter (fr)[Nominalisation]
power (n.)
strength; force; might; mightiness; power[ClasseHyper.]
strength; force; might; mightiness; power[ClasseHyper.]
power (n.)
quality[Hyper.]
herculean, powerful - powerful - powerless - potent, powerful[Dérivé]
helplessness, impotence, impotency, inability, powerlessness[Ant.]
power (n.)
capacité de l'être à faire qqch (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
cognition, knowledge, noesis[Hyper.]
deft, dexterous, dextrous, handy, skillful[Propriété~]
power (n.)
(raise to a power)[Thème]
équation algébrique (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
mathematical notation[Hyper.]
exponential[Dérivé]
power (n.)
power (n.)
homme de haute situation (fr)[Classe]
capitalist[Classe]
personne de valeur, de talent supérieur (fr)[Classe]
first; the former[Classe]
businessman, man of affairs[Hyper.]
power (n.)
power (n.)
force mécanique (fr)[Classe]
intensity[Classe]
grandeur électrique (fr)[Classe]
(motor; engine), (motor vehicle; automotive vehicle)[termes liés]
travail mécanique (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
physical phenomenon[Hyper.]
power[Dérivé]
power (n.)
office; business office[ClasseHyper.]
office; business office[Classe]
power (n.)
power (n.)
capacité juridique (fr)[Classe]
power (n.)
personne de haute situation (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
power (v.)
cater, ply, provide, supply[Hyper.]
engine power, power[Dérivé]
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