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Dictionary: pow·er   (pou'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively.
  2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude. Often used in the plural: her powers of concentration.
  3. Strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted; might. See synonyms at strength.
  4. The ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority.
  5. A person, group, or nation having great influence or control over others: the western powers.
  6. The might of a nation, political organization, or similar group.
  7. Forcefulness; effectiveness: a novel of unusual power.
  8. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. A large number or amount. See Regional Note at powerful.
    1. The energy or motive force by which a physical system or machine is operated: turbines turned by steam power; a sailing ship driven by wind power.
    2. The capacity of a system or machine to operate: a vehicle that runs under its own power.
    3. Electrical or mechanical energy, especially as used to assist or replace human energy.
    4. Electricity supplied to a home, building, or community: a storm that cut off power to the whole region.
  9. Physics. The rate at which work is done, expressed as the amount of work per unit time and commonly measured in units such as the watt and horsepower.
  10. Electricity.
    1. The product of applied potential difference and current in a direct-current circuit.
    2. The product of the effective values of the voltage and current with the cosine of the phase angle between current and voltage in an alternating-current circuit.
  11. Mathematics.
    1. See exponent (sense 3).
    2. The number of elements in a finite set.
  12. Statistics. The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis where it is false.
  13. A measure of the magnification of an optical instrument, such as a microscope or telescope.
  14. powers Christianity. The sixth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  15. Archaic. An armed force.
adj.
  1. Of or relating to political, social, or economic control: a power struggle; a power base.
  2. Operated with mechanical or electrical energy in place of bodily exertion: a power tool; power car windows.
  3. Of or relating to the generation or transmission of electricity: power companies; power lines.
  4. Informal. Of or relating to influential business or professional practices: a pinstriped suit with a power tie; met with high-level executives at a power breakfast.
tr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
To supply with power, especially mechanical power.

idiom:

powers that be

  1. Those who hold effective power in a system or situation: a plan vetoed by the powers that be.

[Middle English, from Old French pooir, to be able, power, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, to be able, from Latin potis, able, powerful.]


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In science and engineering, the time rate of doing work or delivering energy. Power (P) can be expressed as the amount of work done (W), or energy transferred, divided by the time interval (t): P = W/t. A given amount of work can be done by a low-powered motor in a long time or by a high-powered motor in a short time. Units of power are those of work (or energy) per unit time, such as foot-pounds per minute, joules per second (called watts), or ergs per second. Power can also be expressed as the product of the force (F) applied to move an object and the speed (v) of the object in the direction of the force: P = Fv. See also horsepower.

For more information on power, visit Britannica.com.

The time rate of doing work. Like work, power is a scalar quantity, that is, a quantity which has magnitude but no direction. Some units often used for the measurement of power are the watt (1 joule of work per second) and the horsepower (550 foot-pounds of work per second). See also Work.

Power is a concept which can be used to describe the operation of any system or device in which a flow of energy occurs. In many problems of apparatus design, the power, rather than the total work to be done, determines the size of the component used. Any device can do a large amount of work by performing for a long time at a low rate of power, that is, by doing work slowly. However, if a large amount of work must be done rapidly, a high-power device is needed. High-power machines are usually larger, more complicated, and more expensive than equipment which need operate only at low power. A motor which must lift a certain weight will have to be larger and more powerful if it lifts the weight rapidly than if it raises it slowly. An electrical resistor must be large in size if it is to convert electrical energy into heat at a high rate without being damaged.


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noun

  1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.
  2. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural). See strong/weak.
  3. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge: authority, command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, prerogative, sovereignty, sway. Informal say-so. See over/under.
  4. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: force, weight. Informal clout, muscle. See over/under, strong/weak.
  5. The capacity to exert an influence: force, forcefulness, magnetism. See strong/weak.
  6. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional sight. See big/small/amount.

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Definition: ability (mental), competence
Antonyms: inability, incapacity, incompetence, weakness

n

Definition: control, dominance
Antonyms: inefficiency, subservience, surrender, weakness, yielding

n

Definition: physical ability, capacity
Antonyms: debility, disability, impairment, impotence, infirmity, weakness


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The rate at which work is performed, energy is transformed or transferred, or energy is consumed; usually expressed in watts or horsepower.


(metaphysical). A capacity or ability to bring about an effect or undergo a modification. Water has the power to dissolve salt; salt has the capacity to dissolve in water. The metaphysical problem lies in relating powers to other (‘categorical’) properties, the properties which are intrinsic to a substance and which do not require it being put in relation to other objects in order to be manifested. Powers seem to depend on more than intrinsic structure, but also on the laws of nature or other natural features of the universe surrounding the bearer of the powers. All claims about powers and their grounds are controversial. See also finkish.

1. Technically defined as the rate at which energy is expended or work is done, power is measured in watts (W) of work per unit time (power = work done/time taken). The amount of power generated by a person, therefore, depends on two important components: speed and strength. Power is the key component for most athletic activities. A powerful athlete has to be able to transform physical energy into force at a fast rate. This ability depends on the amount of ATP produced per unit time. Sprinting, jumping, and throwing events are activities requiring great power and very high rates of ATP production. Compare capacity.

2. The ability of a person or group to control the behaviour of others even when actively opposed.

3. The capacity to intervene in a given set of circumstances to alter them in some way.

 
power, in physics, time rate of doing work or of producing or expending energy. The unit of power based on the English units of measurement is the horsepower, devised for describing mechanical power by James Watt, who estimated that a horse can do 550 ft-lb of work per sec; a foot-pound is the work done when a weight (force) of 1 lb is moved through a distance of 1 ft. The unit of power in the metric system is the watt, named in honor of James Watt and equal to 1 joule per sec; the watt is used for measuring electric power in most countries, even those still using English units for other quantities. In common usage, the terms power and energy have become synonymous; for example, electrical energy is usually referred to as electric power (see power, electric). See also energy, sources of.


In physics, the amount of energy put out or produced in a given amount of time. Power is often measured in watts or kilowatts.

In mathematics, a power is a number multiplied by itself the number of times signified by an exponent placed to the right and above it. Thus, 32, which means 3 × 3, is a power — the second power of three, or three squared, or nine. The expression 106, or ten to the sixth power, means 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10, or one million.

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IN BRIEF: Possession of control, authority, or influence over others.

pronunciation Ideas...They have the power. — Napoleon Hill, American writer of "Think and Grow Rich."

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In physics, power is the rate at which work is performed or energy is converted. It is an energy per unit of time. As a rate of change of work done or the energy of a subsystem, power is


P = \frac{W}{t}\,

where P is power, W is work and t is time.

The average power (often simply called "power" when the context makes it clear) is the average amount of work done or energy converted per unit time. The instantaneous power is then the limiting value of the average power as the time interval Δt approaches zero.


P = \lim _{\Delta t\rightarrow 0} \frac{\Delta W}{\Delta t} = \lim _{\Delta t\rightarrow 0} P_\mathrm{avg}\,

When the rate of energy conversion is constant, this is simplified to


P = \frac{W}{t} = \frac{E}{t}
,

where W and E are, respectively, the work done or energy converted in time t.

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Units

The dimension of power is energy divided by time. The SI unit of power is the watt (W), which is equal to one joule per second. Non-SI units of power include ergs per second (erg/s), horsepower (hp), metric horsepower (Pferdestärke (PS) or cheval vapeur, CV), and foot-pounds per minute. One horsepower is equivalent to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute, or the power required to lift 550 pounds by one foot in one second, and is equivalent to about 746 watts. Other units include dBm, a relative logarithmic measure with 1 milliwatt as reference; (food) calories per hour (often referred to as kilocalories per hour); Btu per hour (Btu/h); and tons of refrigeration (12,000 Btu/h).

Mechanical power

In mechanics, the work done on an object is related to the forces acting on it by


W = F \cdot \Delta d \,

where

F is force
Δd is the displacement of the object.

This is often summarized by saying that work is equal to the force acting on an object times its displacement (how far the object moves while the force acts on it). Note that only motion that is along the same axis as the force "counts", however; motion in the same direction as force gives positive work, and motion in the opposite direction gives negative work, while motion perpendicular to the force yields zero work.

Differentiating by time gives that the instantaneous power is equal to the force times the object's velocity v(t):


P(t) = \mathbf{F}(t) \cdot \mathbf{v}(t) \,
.

The average power is then


P_\mathrm{avg} = \frac{1}{\Delta t}\int\mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{v}\;\mathrm{d}t \,
.

This formula is important in characterizing engines—the power output of an engine is equal to the force it exerts multiplied by its velocity.

In rotational systems, power is related to the torque (τ) and angular velocity (ω):


P(t) = \mathbf{\tau}(t) \cdot \mathbf{\omega}(t) \,
.

Or

P(t) = \mathbf{\tau}(t) \cdot \frac{2\pi\cdot rpm}{60} \,

The average power is therefore


P_\mathrm{avg}=\frac{1}{\Delta t}\int\mathbf{\tau} \cdot \mathbf{\omega}\;\mathrm{d}t \,
.

In systems with fluid flow, power is related to pressure, p and volumetric flow rate, Q:


P = p \cdot Q

where

p is pressure (in Pascals, or N/m2 in SI units)
Q is volumetric flow rate (in m3/s in SI units)

Electrical power

Instantaneous electrical power

The instantaneous electrical power P delivered to a component is given by


P(t) = I(t) \cdot V(t) \,

where

P(t) is the instantaneous power, measured in watts (joules over second)
V(t) is the potential difference (or voltage drop) across the component, measured in volts
I(t) is the current through it, measured in amperes

If the component is a resistor, then:


P=I^2 \cdot R = \frac{V^2}{R} \,

where


R = V/I \,

is the resistance, measured in ohms.

If the component is reactive (e.g. a capacitor or an inductor), then the instantaneous power is negative when the component is giving stored energy back to its environment, i.e., when the current and voltage are of opposite signs.

Average electrical power for sinusoidal voltages

The average power consumed by a sinusoidally-driven linear two-terminal electrical device is a function of the root mean square (rms) values of the voltage across the terminals and the current through the device, and of the phase angle between the voltage and current sinusoids. That is,


P = I \cdot V \cdot \cos \varphi \,

where

P is the average power, measured in watts
I is the root mean square value of the sinusoidal alternating current (AC), measured in amperes
V is the root mean square value of the sinusoidal alternating voltage, measured in volts
\varphi is the phase angle between the voltage and the current sine functions.

The amplitudes of sinusoidal voltages and currents, such as those used almost universally in mains electrical supplies, are normally specified in terms of root mean square values. This makes the above calculation a simple matter of multiplying the two stated numbers together.

This figure can also be called the effective power, as compared to the larger apparent power which is expressed in volt-amperes (VA) and does not include the cos φ term due to the current and voltage being out of phase. For simple domestic appliances or a purely resistive network, the cos φ term (called the power factor) can often be assumed to be unity, and can therefore be omitted from the equation. In this case, the effective and apparent power are assumed to be equal.

Average electrical power for AC


P = {1 \over T} \int_{0}^{T} i(t) \cdot v(t)\, dt \,

Where v(t) and i(t) are, respectively, the instantaneous voltage and current as functions of time.

For purely resistive devices, the average power is equal to the product of the rms voltage and rms current, even if the waveforms are not sinusoidal. The formula works for any waveform, periodic or otherwise, that has a mean square; that is why the rms formulation is so useful.

For devices more complex than a resistor, the average effective power can still be expressed in general as a power factor times the product of rms voltage and rms current, but the power factor is no longer as simple as the cosine of a phase angle if the drive is non-sinusoidal or the device is not linear.

Peak power and duty cycle

In a train of identical pulses, the instantaneous power is a periodic function of time. The ratio of the pulse duration to the period is equal to the ratio of the average power to the peak power. It is also called the duty cycle (see text for definitions).

In the case of a periodic signal s(t) of period T, like a train of identical pulses, the instantaneous power p(t) = | s(t) | 2 is also a periodic function of period T. The peak power is simply defined by:

P0 = max(p(t)).

The peak power is not always readily measurable, however, and the measurement of the average power Pavg is more commonly performed by an instrument. If one defines the energy per pulse as:


\epsilon_\mathrm{pulse} = \int_{0}^{T}p(t) \mathrm{d}t \,

then the average power is:


P_\mathrm{avg} = \frac{1}{T} \int_{0}^{T}p(t) \mathrm{d}t = \frac{\epsilon_\mathrm{pulse}}{T} \,
.

One may define the pulse length τ such that P0τ = εpulse so that the ratios


\frac{P_\mathrm{avg}}{P_0} = \frac{\tau}{T} \,

are equal. These ratios are called the duty cycle of the pulse train.

Power in optics

In optics, or radiometry, the term power sometimes refers to radiant flux, the average rate of energy transport by electromagnetic radiation, measured in watts. The term "power" is also, however, used to express the ability of a lens or other optical device to focus light. It is measured in dioptres (inverse metres), and equals the inverse of the focal length of the optical device.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - magt, bemyndigelse, evne, kraft, strøm
v. tr. - forsyne med drivkraft, mase på
adj. - strøm-, magt-

idioms:

  • be in power    være ved magten
  • power base    magtgrundlag
  • power behind the throne    den skjulte magt
  • power bloc    magtblok
  • power block    magtblok
  • power breakfast    morgenmøde blandt betydningsfulde personer i politik og erhvervsliv
  • power cut    strømafbrydelse
  • power down    slukke for strømmen
  • power failure    strømsvigt
  • power game    magtspil
  • power line    stærkstrømsledning
  • power of attorney    fuldmagt
  • power plant    kraftaggregat, kraftanlæg
  • power play    magtspil
  • power point    stikkontakt
  • power politics    magtpolitik
  • power station    el-værk
  • power steering    servostyring
  • power supply    strømforsyning
  • power train    motor og transmission
  • power up    tænde for
  • sphere of power    magtområde
  • state power    statsmagt
  • superior power    overordnet magt
  • supreme power    øverste magt
  • take power    tage magten
  • the powers that be    myndighederne
  • thermal power station    varmekraftværk
  • to the power of    til (nogens) magt

Nederlands (Dutch)
kracht, macht, vermogen, bevoegdheid, aandrijving, autoriteit, effectiviteit, elektriciteit, vergroting (optica), exponent, vermogen (mechanica), kracht geven

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Pol) pouvoir, puissance, influence, pouvoir, attributions, force, violence, (Phys, Tech, gén) énergie électrique, courant, (Mécan) puissance, (Sci) puissance, (Math) puissance, puissance (pays)
v. tr. - faire marcher (moteur), propulser (bateau, avion)
adj. - électrique, fonctionnant à l'électricité

idioms:

  • in power    (être/accéder) au pouvoir
  • in the power of    (être) en son pouvoir de
  • power base    base politique
  • power behind the throne    (être) l'éminence grise, tirer les ficelles
  • power bloc    bloc de puissance
  • power block    bloc de nations
  • power breakfast    petit-déjeuner d'affaire
  • power cut    coupure de courant
  • power down    éteindre, arrêter le courant
  • power failure    arrêt/panne de courant
  • power game    rapport de force
  • power line    ligne à haute tension
  • power of attorney    procuration
  • power plant    centrale électrique
  • power play    (US, fig) coup de force
  • power point    prise de courant
  • power politics    politique de la force armée, politique d'intimidation
  • power station    (US) centrale électrique
  • power steering    direction assistée
  • power supply    alimentation (électrique)
  • power train    train d'atterrissage
  • power up    allumer, mettre le courant
  • sphere of power    sphère d'influence
  • state power    puissance étatique
  • superior power    puissance supérieure
  • supreme power    puissance suprême
  • take power    prendre le pouvoir
  • the powers that be    les autorités
  • thermal power station    centrale thermique
  • to the power of    (Math) puissance, à la puissance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kraft, Wucht, Macht, Vermögen, Autorität, Machtfaktor, Potenz, Herrschaft, Energie, Strom, Befugnis
v. - antreiben, betreiben
adj. - Macht-, mächtig

idioms:

  • in power    an der Macht sein
  • in the power of    in der Macht von
  • power base    Stütze, Anhängerschaft
  • power behind the throne    graue Eminenz
  • power bloc    Machtblock
  • power block    Staatengruppe, die eine internat. polit. Kraft darstellt
  • power breakfast    Geschäftsfrühstück
  • power cut    Stromsperre, Stromausfall
  • power down    ausmachen
  • power failure    Stromausfall
  • power game    Machtspiel
  • power line    Starkstromleitung
  • power of attorney    Vollmacht
  • power plant    Kraftwerk
  • power play    konzentrierter Einsatz von Spielern, Ressourcen o.ä.
  • power point    Steckdose
  • power politics    Machtpolitik
  • power station    Elektrizitätswerk, Kraftwerk
  • power steering    Servolenkung
  • power supply    Energieversorgung
  • power train    Getriebe, Kraftübertragungsweg
  • power up    anmachen
  • sphere of power    Machtbereich
  • state power    staatliche Gewalt
  • superior power    Übermacht
  • supreme power    Oberherrschaft
  • take power    die Macht übernehmen
  • the powers that be    Regierung
  • thermal power station    Wärmekraftwerk
  • to the power of    (Math.) hoch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ισχύς, δύναμη, δυναμικό, ικανότητα, εξουσία, αρχή, ιδιοφυϊα, ταλέντο, (φυσ.) (ηλεκτρική ή κινητήρια) ενέργεια, δύναμη, εξουσία, επιρροή, (μαθημ.) δύναμη (αριθμού)
v. - κινώ (με μηχανική ενέργεια), παρέχω ενέργεια σε, εφοδιάζω με κινητήρα ή κινητήρια δύναμη
adj. - μηχανικός, υψηλής ισχύος

idioms:

  • be in power    είμαι στην εξουσία
  • power base    βάση ισχύος
  • power behind the throne    ο (κρυφός αλλά) ουσιαστικός φορέας εξουσίας
  • power bloc    συνασπισμός δυνάμεων
  • power block    συνασπισμός δυνάμεων
  • power breakfast    βαρυσήμαντο πρόγευμα εργασίας
  • power cut    προσωρινή διακοπή ρεύματος
  • power down    σβήνω (υπολογιστή)
  • power failure    προσωρινή διακοπή ρεύματος
  • power game    παιχνίδι εξουσίας
  • power line    ηλεκτροφόρο καλώδιο, γραμμή μεταφοράς
  • power of attorney    (νομ.) πληρεξούσιο
  • power plant    εργοστάσιο παραγωγής ηλεκτρικής ενεργείας
  • power play    στρατήγημα
  • power point    (Βρετ.) ρευματοδότης, πρίζα
  • power politics    δυναμική πολιτική
  • power station    ηλεκτροπαραγωγικός σταθμός
  • power steering    μηχανοκίνητη οδήγηση
  • power supply    (Η/Υ) παροχή ισχύος, κν. τροφοδοτικό
  • power train    μηχανισμός μετάδοσης κίνησης στον άξονα αυτοκινήτου
  • power up    ανάβω (υπολογιστή)
  • sphere of power    σφαίρα επιρροής
  • state power    κρατική εξουσία
  • superior power    ανώτερη δύναμη
  • supreme power    υπέρτατη δύναμη
  • take power    παίρνω την εξουσία
  • the powers that be    οι κρατούντες, η ιθύνουσα τάξη
  • thermal power station    σταθμός θερμικής ενέργειας
  • to the power of    (μαθ.) στην ... δύναμη

Italiano (Italian)
vigore, capacità, potere, corrente, prestazione, padronanza, autorità, trazione, motorizzare, alimentare

idioms:

  • be in power    essere al potere
  • power base    base di potere
  • power behind the throne    eminenza grigia
  • power block    blocco di potenze
  • power breakfast    ricca colazione
  • power cut    interruzione di corrente
  • power failure    arresto di corrente
  • power game    gioco di potere
  • power line    linea ad alta tensione
  • power of attorney    procura
  • power plant    impianto di energia
  • power play    offensiva
  • power point    presa di corrente
  • power politics    politica di potere
  • power station    centrale elettrica
  • power steering    servosterzo
  • power train    trasmissione
  • sphere of power    sfera d'influenza
  • state power    potere
  • superior power    potere superiore
  • supreme power    autorità suprema
  • take power    assumere il potere
  • the powers that be    le autorità in carica
  • thermal power station    centrale termoelettrica
  • to the power of    alla potenza
  • world power    potenza mondiale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - poder (m), força (f)
v. - ligar, carregar
adj. - elétrico, de potência

idioms:

  • be in power    estar no poder
  • power base    alicerce do poder
  • power behind the throne    o poder por trás do trono
  • power block    bloqueio político
  • power breakfast    café da manhã reforçado
  • power cut    corte de energia
  • power failure    queda de energia
  • power game    jogo de poder
  • power line    linha de transmissão
  • power of attorney    procuração
  • power plant    usina de energia elétrica
  • power play    jogo de poder
  • power point    tomada elétrica
  • power politics    política de força
  • power station    usina de energia elétrica
  • power steering    direção hidráulica
  • power train    trem elétrico
  • sphere of power    esfera de poder
  • state power    poder do estadual
  • superior power    poder superior
  • supreme power    poder supremo
  • take power    tomar o poder
  • the powers that be    os poderes constituídos
  • thermal power station    usina termoelétrica
  • to the power of    o poder de
  • world power    poder mundial

Русский (Russian)
сила, мощность, власть, степень, полномочие, производительность, приводить в действие, служить приводным двигателем

idioms:

  • be in power    находиться у власти
  • power base    политическая основа
  • power behind the throne    серый кардинал
  • power block    правящего блока
  • power breakfast    встреча над завтраком правящего блока
  • power cut    перерыв в подаче электроэнергии
  • power failure    перерыв в подаче электроэнергии
  • power game    кто кого
  • power line    линия электропередач
  • power of attorney    доверенность
  • power plant    электростанция
  • power play    схватка власти
  • power point    штепсельная розетка
  • power politics    политика с позиции силы
  • power station    электростанция
  • power steering    рулевое управление с усилителем
  • power train    трансмиссия
  • sphere of power    сфера влияния
  • state power    государственная власть
  • superior power    верховная власть
  • supreme power    высшая власть
  • take power    захватить власть
  • the powers that be    сильные мира сего
  • thermal power station    теплоэлектростанция
  • to the power of    в степени
  • world power    сверхдержава

Español (Spanish)
n. - fuerza, vigor, poder, facultad, autoridad, corriente, potencia, capacidad, dominio, competencia, transmisión, tracción, poderío
v. tr. - accionar, impulsar
adj. - de potencia, de fuerza o energía

idioms:

  • in power    estar en el poder, gobernar, en el poder, en el gobierno
  • in the power of    en poder de
  • power base    base de poder
  • power behind the throne    el poder en la sombra
  • power bloc    bloque internacional
  • power block    bloque de potencias
  • power breakfast    desayuno de negocios
  • power cut    corte de corriente, apagón
  • power down    apagar
  • power failure    corte de corriente, apagón
  • power game    juego del poder
  • power line    línea de transmisión
  • power of attorney    poder notarial
  • power plant    central eléctrica, grupo electrógeno
  • power play    táctica de concentrar los jugadores en un punto determinado
  • power point    toma de corriente
  • power politics    política de fuerza
  • power station    central eléctrica
  • power steering    dirección asistida
  • power supply    sistema de alimentación
  • power train    sistema de transmisión
  • power up    dar encendido, encender
  • sphere of power    esfera de influencia
  • state power    poder estatal
  • superior power    superioridad, superioridad numérica
  • supreme power    autoridad suprema
  • take power    asumir el poder
  • the powers that be    las autoridades
  • thermal power station    central térmica
  • to the power of    elevado a la potencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - makt, befogenhet, kraft, dignitet, potens (mat.), förmåga, massa (fam.)
v. - driva
adj. - makt-, elektrisk(t)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
权, 政权, 势力, 权力, 职权, 使...有力量, 激励, 供以动力, 借影响有权势人物以操纵权力的

idioms:

  • be in power    当权, 掌权
  • power base    权力支柱
  • power behind the throne    幕后实权派, 幕后拥有权力者
  • power bloc    国际力量集团, 动力滑车
  • power block    国际力量集团, 动力滑车
  • power breakfast    早餐会报
  • power cut    停电, 供电中断
  • power down    减少动力消耗
  • power failure    停电, 电源故障, 断电
  • power game    权力游戏, 权力竞争
  • power line    电线, 输电线
  • power of attorney    委任状, 授权书
  • power plant    动力工场, 电动装置, 发电厂, 发电机
  • power play    集中攻势, 高压攻势
  • power point    电源插座, 墙装插座
  • power politics    强权政治
  • power station    发电所
  • power steering    动力方向盘
  • power supply    电力供应, 动力供应
  • power train    运载工具中的动力传动系
  • power up    增加动力消耗
  • sphere of power    权力范围, 势力范围
  • state power    国家权力机关
  • superior power    优势
  • supreme power    最高权力
  • take power    取得政权
  • the powers that be    掌权者们, 当局
  • thermal power station    火力发电所
  • to the power of    乘方, 指数

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 權, 政權, 勢力, 權力, 職權
v. tr. - 使...有力量, 激勵, 供以動力
adj. - 借影響有權勢人物以操縱權力的

idioms:

  • be in power    當權, 掌權
  • power base    權力支柱
  • power behind the throne    幕後實權派, 幕後擁有權力者
  • power bloc    國際力量集團, 動力滑車
  • power block    國際力量集團, 動力滑車
  • power breakfast    早餐會報
  • power cut    停電, 供電中斷
  • power down    減少動力消耗
  • power failure    停電, 電源故障, 斷電
  • power game    權力遊戲, 權力競爭
  • power line    電線, 輸電線
  • power of attorney    委任狀, 授權書
  • power plant    動力工場, 電動裝置, 發電廠, 發電機
  • power play    集中攻勢, 高壓攻勢
  • power point    電源插座, 牆裝插座
  • power politics    強權政治
  • power station    發電所
  • power steering    動力方向盤
  • power supply    電力供應, 動力供應
  • power train    運載工具中的動力傳動系
  • power up    增加動力消耗
  • sphere of power    權力範圍, 勢力範圍
  • state power    國家權力機關
  • superior power    優勢
  • supreme power    最高權力
  • take power    取得政權
  • the powers that be    掌權者們, 當局
  • thermal power station    火力發電所
  • to the power of    乘方, 指數

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 힘, 능력, 생활력
v. tr. - ~에동력을 공급하다
adj. - 동력으로 운전하는

idioms:

  • be in power    수중에 있다
  • power down    에너지의 소비량을 내리다
  • power up    에너지의 소비량을 올리다
  • take power    권력을 잡다
  • the powers that be    동의하지 않거나 이해 못 하다
  • to the power of    ~을 자승하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 力, 能力, 体力, 知力, 権力, 力強さ, 強国, 権限, 動力, 電力, 権力者, 悪魔
v. - 動力を供給する

idioms:

  • be in power    政権を握って
  • power base    支持母体
  • power behind the throne    陰の実力者, 黒幕
  • power bloc    パワーブロック
  • power block    パワーブロック
  • power breakfast    重要な人物と共にする朝食
  • power cut    送電停止, 停電
  • power failure    停電
  • power game    権力獲得競争
  • power line    電力線, 送電線
  • power of attorney    委任状
  • power plant    発電所, 動力装置
  • power play    パワープレー, 力の政策
  • power point    壁付けソケット
  • power politics    武力外交
  • power station    発電所
  • power steering    パワーステアリング
  • power train    パワートレイン, 伝導機構
  • staying power    耐久力, 持久力
  • take power    実権を握る
  • the powers that be    当局
  • the reins of power    支配権
  • to the power of    (数学)~乗

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوة, قدرة, سلطان, نفوذ (فعل) يزود بالقوة (صفه) قوة بدنيه وعقليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עוצמה, סמכות, אנרגיה, מעצמה, אלוהות, הספק, כושר, כוח, חזקה (במתימטיקה), יכולת, שליטה, כמות גדולה (מדוברת), כוח צבאי, תכונה פעילה, עליונות, השפעה‬
v. tr. - ‮סיפק כוח, הניע, הפסיק או הפעיל כוח, הגביר או צמצם את אספקת הכוח‬
adj. - ‮מכני, מנועי‬


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