Power; might.
[Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able. See power.]
puissant puis'sant adj.puissantly puis'sant·ly adv.
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puis·sance (pwĭs'əns, pyū'ĭ-səns, pyū-ĭs'əns) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able. See power.]
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(PWIS-uhnt, PYOO-uh-suhnt)
adjective
Potent.
Etymology
Via French from Latin posse (to be able), ultimately from the Indo-European root poti- (powerful, lord) that is also the source of power, potent, possess, possible, posse, Italian podesta, and Turkish pasha (via Persian)
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noun
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Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping.
The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which can vary from 1.70 to 1.80 m (5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 11 in) in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles — a spread fence and the wall — although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize.
The puissance wall has often become taller than 7 feet. The record for the puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak, who in 1991 jumped 7ft 10 inches on Leonardo.
The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian High Jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails.
The record for the High Jump stands at 8 ft 1¼ in (2.47 m), and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile on 5 February 1949.
Puissance, (from Anglo-French pussance),[1] is also a word meaning "power".
The event has been contested once at the Olympic Games, in 1900.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrke, magt
Nederlands (Dutch)
macht, overheersing
Français (French)
n. - puissance
Deutsch (German)
n. - Mächtigkeitsspringen, Macht, Kraft
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αθλοπ.) δοκιμασία της ικανότητας ίππου να πηδά ψηλά εμπόδια, (απαρχ.) ισχύς, δύναμη, κράτος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pujança (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - poder, potencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - makt, kraft
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
力, 权力, 势
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 力, 權力, 勢
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 権力, 勢力, 元気, 障害飛越競技
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قوة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עוצמה (מיושן), יכולת של סוס לקפוץ מעל משוכה גבוהה, כוח
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