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noun, ability or capacity to do something
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power
- 1) noun, ability or capacity to do something
- 2) noun, a specific ability, capacity, or faculty
- 3) noun, political, financial, social, etc, force or influence
- 4) noun, control or dominion or a position of control, dominion, or authority
- 5) noun, a state or other political entity with political, industrial, or military strength
- 6) noun, a person who exercises control, influence, or authority
- 7) noun, a prerogative, privilege, or liberty
- 8) noun, a) legal authority to act, esp in a specified capacity, for another b) the document conferring such authority
- 9) noun, a) a military force b) military potential
- 10) noun, maths a) the value of a number or quantity raised to some exponent b)another name for exponent
- 11) noun, statistics the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a test when it is false. The power of a test of a given null depends on the particular alternative hypothesis against which it is tested
- 12) noun, physics engineering a measure of the rate of doing work expressed as the work done per unit time. It is measured in watts, horsepower, etc. Symbol: P
- 13) noun, a) the rate at which electrical energy is fed into or taken from a device or system. It is expressed, in a direct-current circuit, as the product of current and voltage and, in an alternating-current circuit, as the product of the effective values of the current and voltage and the cosine of the phase angle between them. It is measured in watts b) (as modifier)
- 14) noun, the ability to perform work
- 15) noun, a) mechanical energy as opposed to manual labour b) (as modifier)
- 16) noun, a particular form of energy
- 17) noun, a) a measure of the ability of a lens or optical system to magnify an object, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length. It is measured in dioptres b)another word for magnification
- 18) noun, a large amount or quantity
- 19) noun, the sixth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology
- 20) noun, in one's power able or allowed (to)
- 21) noun, in (someone's) power under the control or sway of (someone)
- 22) noun, the powers that be the established authority or administration
- 23) verb, to give or provide power to
- 24) verb, to fit (a machine) with a motor or engine
- 25) verb, slang to travel with great speed or force ▷ See also power down ▷ See also, power up
Etymology
C13: from Anglo-Norman poer, from Vulgar Latin potēre (unattested), from Latin posse to be able
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
strength, control, licence, authority, influence, command, sovereignty, sway, dominance, domination, supremacy, mastery, dominion, ascendancy, mana (N.Z.), ability, capacity, faculty, property, potential, capability, competence, competent, right, privilege, warrant, prerogative, authorize, might, energy, weight, muscle, vigour, potency, brawn, forceful, force, punch (informal), intensity, eloquence, persuasive, cogent, powerful
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