power
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[edit] English
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| large | within | room | #263: power | mother | often | themselves |
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /paʊə/, SAMPA: /paU@/
- (US) IPA: /paʊɚ/, SAMPA: /paU@`/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -aʊə(r)
- Hyphenation: pow·er
[edit] Noun
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power (countable and uncountable; plural powers)
- Physical force or strength.
- Control and influence over another entity and its actions.
- He exerted his power upon his subordinates to obtain illicit, personal satisfaction.
- The party has won power thanks to the influence of its charismatic leader.
- (physics) A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.
- (physics) A rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror.
- (Biblical tradition) in Christian angelology, the fourth level of angels, ranked above archangels and below principalities
- (mathematics) A product of equal factors. Notation and usage: xn, read as "x to the power of n." or "x to the n.th power", denotes x × x × ... × x, in which x appears n. times, where n. is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.
- Electricity supply.
- A nation having a strong military and/or economy.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
[edit] Synonyms
- energy
- force
- main
- might
- muscle
- potency
- sinew
- strength
- vigor
- aptitude
- capability
- capacity
- competence
- competency
[edit] Antonyms
- impotence
- weakness
- arm
- authority
- clutch
- command
- control
- dominion
- grip
- hold
- mastery
- sway
- clout
- influence
- pull
- weight
- impotence
[edit] Quotations
control and influence over another entity and its actions
- 2005, Columbia Law Review, April
- In the face of expanding federal power, California in particular struggled to maintain control over its Chinese population.
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physical force or strength
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control and influence over another
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physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy
physics: a rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror
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fourth level of angels
mathematics: product of equal factors
electricity supply
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nation having a strong military and/or economy
cardinality
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[edit] Verb
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to power (third-person singular simple present powers, present participle powering, simple past and past participle powered)
- (transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
- This CD player is powered by batteries.
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provide power for
