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Amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time
related to Power (physics). Wikiquote has quotations related to Power (physics). Simple machines Orders of magnitude (power) Pulsed power Intensity –
Power_(physics)
Scientific field of study
the field of physics is called a physicist. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry,
Physics
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Power may refer to: Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" Engine power, the power put out by
Power
Power released by a short pulse
welding Particle accelerator – Research apparatus for particle physics Power (physics) – Amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time Pulse-forming
Pulsed_power
Research institute in the USSR and Russia
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (full name: I.I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Russian: Государственный научный центр
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering
Institute_of_Physics_and_Power_Engineering
The Zero Power Physics Reactor or ZPPR (originally named Zero Power Plutonium Reactor) was a split-table-type critical facility located at the Idaho National
Zero_Power_Physics_Reactor
Domesticated animals for assisting people
draught or draft animals. Others may be used as pack animals, for animal-powered transport, the movement of people and goods. Together, these are sometimes
Working_animal
Highest transmissible power level
Peak power refers to the maximum of the instantaneous power waveform, which, for a sine wave, is always twice the average power. For other waveforms, the
Peak_power
Electricity to a loudspeaker for sound
Audio power is the electrical power transferred from an audio amplifier to a loudspeaker, measured in watts. The electrical power delivered to the loudspeaker
Audio_power
Field of physics that studies atomic interactions
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of
Nuclear_physics
unsolved problems grouped into broad areas of physics. Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories
List of unsolved problems in physics
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics
Topics referred to by the same term
revenue from production less the value of goods and services Power (physics) or Work (physics) output of a machine Dependent variable of a function, in mathematics
Output
Comparison of a wide range of physical powers
2: "Top ten polluting power plants in 2018 and 2009" Glenn Elert (February 11, 2013). "Power of a Space Shuttle - The Physics Factbook". Hypertextbook
Orders_of_magnitude_(power)
Connection between physics and engineering
Reinforcement learning Power engineering Power electronics Control engineering Materials science and engineering and Solid-state physics Metamaterials Nanotechnology
Applied_physics
Rate at which sound energy is reflected or transmitted per unit time
Sound power or acoustic power is the rate at which sound energy is emitted, reflected, transmitted or received, per unit time. It is defined as "through
Sound_power
Power per volume
represents how much power is distributed within a given space. In various fields such as physics, engineering, and electronics, power density is used to
Power_density
Power output of an engine
Engine power is the power that an engine can develop. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, metric horsepower (often abbreviated
Engine_power
Total force necessary to maintain a rail vehicle in motion
Tractive effort Traction (mechanics) Rolling friction Drag (physics) "Power - physics". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 8, 2024. "Newton's laws
Rail_vehicle_resistance
State of matter
academic field of plasma science or plasma physics, including several sub-disciplines such as space plasma physics. Plasmas can appear in nature in various
Plasma_(physics)
Alternatively Static VAr Generator
(SVC) is a set of electrical devices for providing fast-acting reactive power on high-voltage electricity transmission networks. SVCs are part of the
Static_VAR_compensator
Calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources
Power-to-weight ratio (PWR, also called specific power, or power-to-mass ratio) is a calculation commonly applied to engines and mobile power sources
Power-to-weight_ratio
Category of theories
historical discussions, classical physics refers to pre-1900 physics, while modern physics refers to post-1900 physics, which incorporates elements of quantum
Classical_physics
Graphical representation of supersymmetric algebras
Wayback Machine" (The Teaching Company) S.J. Gates, Jr.: "Symbols of Power, Physics World, Vol. 23, No 6, June 2010, pp. 34 - 39" Archived July 26, 2011
Adinkra_symbols_(physics)
Use of both classical and quantum physics to analyze a system
Planck's constant, resulting in classical physics in the power of 0, and the first nontrivial approximation to the power of (−1). In this case, there is a clear
Semiclassical_physics
Measure of radiant energy over time
Directional quantities are denoted with suffix "Ω". Luminous flux Heat flux Power (physics) Radiosity (heat transfer) "Thermal insulation — Heat transfer by radiation
Radiant_flux
Scientific subjects
physics, and molecular physics; optics and acoustics; condensed matter physics; high-energy particle physics and nuclear physics; and chaos theory and
Branches_of_physics
International System of Units ISO 31 Elert, Glenn. "Special Symbols". The Physics Hypertextbook. Retrieved 4 August 2021. NIST (16 August 2023). "SI Units"
List of common physics notations
List_of_common_physics_notations
List of software used in plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics simulations
packages are used in research, fusion power studies, and plasma engineering. Physics portal List of computational physics software List of computational fluid
List of plasma physics software
List_of_plasma_physics_software
Field of physics that studies the atom
assumed that the term atom includes ions. The term atomic physics can be associated with nuclear power and nuclear weapons, due to the synonymous use of atomic
Atomic_physics
Historical development of physics
Physics is a branch of science in which the primary objects of study are matter and energy. These topics were discussed across many cultures in ancient
History_of_physics
(LTD) within physics and energy, is an annular parallel connection of switches and capacitors. The driver is designed to deliver rapid high power pulses. The
Linear_transformer_driver
Measure of the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines
efficiency of any prime mover that burns fuel and produces rotational, or shaft power. It is typically used for comparing the efficiency of internal combustion
Brake-specific fuel consumption
Brake-specific_fuel_consumption
Physics developed since 1900
Modern physics is a branch of physics that developed in the early 20th century and onward or branches greatly influenced by early 20th century physics. Notable
Modern_physics
University in Obninsk, Russia
the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute in 1953 to provide specialists in the field of nuclear physics, reactor physics and reactor engineering for
Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering
Obninsk_Institute_for_Nuclear_Power_Engineering
Company based in Cranbury, New Jersey
reviewed journals Physics Letters A, New Journal of Physics, Journal of Applied Physics, and Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. In 2009, IEEE Spectrum
Brilliant_Light_Power
Software for approximate simulation of physical systems
of physics engines: real-time and high-precision. High-precision physics engines require more processing power to calculate very precise physics and
Physics_engine
Study of the combined disciplines in natural science and engineering
former specializing in nuclear power research (i.e. nuclear engineering), and the latter closer to engineering physics. In some universities and their
Engineering_physics
Telecommunications performance metric
The term power gain has been deprecated by IEEE. In a transmitting antenna, the gain describes how well the antenna converts input power into radio
Gain_(antenna)
Topics referred to by the same term
A power source is a source of power. Most commonly the type of power referred to is: Power (physics), the rate of doing work; equivalent to an amount
Power_source
Overview of and topical guide to machines
of rotation Mechanical advantage Power (physics) Rotation matrix Screw axis Screw theory Virtual work Work (physics) Movement in a machine is controlled
Outline_of_machines
Numerical simulations of physical problems via computers
Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical analysis to solve problems in physics. Historically, computational physics was the first
Computational_physics
Turning force around an axis
In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational correspondent of linear force. It is also referred to as the moment of force, or simply the moment
Torque
College Board examinations
Advanced Placement (AP) Physics is a set of four courses offered by the College Board as part of its Advanced Placement program: AP Physics C: Mechanics, an
AP_Physics
Powered mechanical device
Outline of automation Outline of machines Power (physics) Simple machines Technology Virtual work Work (physics) Usher, Abbott Payson (1988). A History
Machine
Physical quantity
the conservation of energy is a consequence of the fact that the laws of physics do not change over time. Thus, since 1918, theorists have understood that
Energy
Device that emits light via optical amplification
metastable states, which stay excited for a relatively long time. In laser physics, such a material is called an active laser medium. Combined with an energy
Laser
Natural sciences as described by Aristotle
Aristotelian physics is the form of natural philosophy described in the works of the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC). In his work Physics, Aristotle
Aristotelian_physics
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
Plasma Physics Laboratory. In the early 1950s, Soviet physicists I.E. Tamm and A.D. Sakharov developed the concept of the tokamak, combining a low-power pinch
Fusion_power
Laboratory in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton_Plasma_Physics_Laboratory
Retarding force acting on charged particles due to interactions with matter
In nuclear and materials physics, stopping power is the retarding force acting on charged particles, typically alpha and beta particles, due to interaction
Stopping power (particle radiation)
Stopping_power_(particle_radiation)
Higher derivatives of the position vector with respect to time
In the physics field of kinematics, the fourth, fifth and sixth derivatives of position are generalizations of velocity and acceleration. They are defined
Fourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives of position
Fourth,_fifth,_and_sixth_derivatives_of_position
equivalence. However, they and other nuclear physics pioneers Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein believed harnessing the power of the atom for practical purposes anytime
History_of_nuclear_power
Fundamental principle of classical physics
velocity to change. It is one of the fundamental principles in classical physics, and is described by Isaac Newton in his first law of motion (also known
Inertia
Simulated physics in video games
Computer animation physics or game physics are laws of physics as they are defined within a simulation or video game, and the programming logic used to
Game_physics
This is a list of publications in physics, organized by type. List of books on popular physics concepts List of textbooks on classical mechanics and quantum
List of publications in physics
List_of_publications_in_physics
Power transferred per unit area
In physics and many other areas of science and engineering the intensity or flux of radiant energy is the power transferred per unit area, where the area
Intensity_(physics)
made an important contribution to the field of physics. Five women have won the Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded annually since 1901 by the Royal Swedish
Women_in_physics
Output of a mediumwave radio station
dictionary. Electric power Engine power Mechanical power (physics) Power rating Real versus nominal value Sound power Steam engine "Power rating » Resistor
Nominal_power
Subfield of physics
In physics and engineering, kinetics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the relationship between motion and its causes, specifically
Kinetics_(physics)
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the
Albert_Einstein
German research institute
Plasma Physics (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, IPP) is a physics institute investigating the physical foundations of a fusion power plant
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Max_Planck_Institute_for_Plasma_Physics
Type of procedural animation
Ragdoll physics is a type of procedural animation used by physics engines, which is often used as a replacement for traditional static death animations
Ragdoll_physics
Influence that can change motion of an object
In physics, a force is an action that can cause an object to change its velocity or its shape, or to resist other forces, or to cause changes of pressure
Force
Process of energy transfer to an object via force application through displacement
joule (J), the same unit as for energy. The ancient Greek understanding of physics was limited to the statics of simple machines (the balance of forces),
Work_(physics)
Philosophical concept
to develop a physics of the will to power. The idea of matter as centers of force is translated into matter as centers of will to power. Nietzsche wanted
Will_to_power
Overview of and topical guide to physics
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to physics: Physics – natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion
Outline_of_physics
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)
Indian nuclear programme". He was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), as well as the founding
Homi_J._Bhabha
2011 book by Michio Kaku
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 is a 2011 book by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku,
Physics_of_the_Future
Device to generate electricity from wind
Kalmikov, Alexander (2017). Wind Power Fundamentals. Academic Press. pp. 17–24. ISBN 978-0-12-809451-8. "The Physics of Wind Turbines Kira Grogg Carleton
Wind_turbine
In physics, macrons are microscopic (dust-sized) particles, accelerated to high speeds. The term was first used in the late 1960s, when it was believed
Macron_(physics)
English physicist (1928-2004)
proposition of "thermal geons" in a paper published in Reviews of Modern Physics in 1957. Power then researched non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics, particularly
Edwin_Power
Topics referred to by the same term
hybrid yard locomotives p, the symbol for momentum in physics P, the symbol for power (physics) P, the symbol for proposition Pulse, the rate of heartbeats
P_(disambiguation)
1975 book by Fritjof Capra
Capra struggled to reconcile theoretical physics and Eastern mysticism and was at first "helped on my way by 'power plants'" or psychedelics, with the first
The_Tao_of_Physics
Deliberate reduction in power output
electricity Elliott, Dave (10 July 2019). "Curtailment: losing green power". Physics World. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. "Archived copy"
Curtailment_(electricity)
Unit of reactivity for a nuclear reactor
tolerate the condition. A cent is 1⁄100 of a dollar. In nuclear reactor physics discussions, the symbols are often appended to the end of the numerical
Dollar_(reactivity)
Prize committee
committee is a working body without decision power, and the final decision to award the Nobel Prize for Physics is taken by the entire Royal Swedish Academy
Nobel_Committee_for_Physics
Compression of an electrically conducting filament by magnetic forces
particle beams", (1998) Plasma Physics: VII Lawpp 97: Proceedings of the 1997 Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics, Edited by Pablo Martin, Julio
Pinch_(plasma_physics)
In physics, a variational principle is a method for describing the state or dynamics of a physical system, by identifying it as an extremum (minimum,
History of variational principles in physics
History_of_variational_principles_in_physics
India's premier nuclear research centre
research into frontier physics where developments in SQUID devices, high-pressure diamond-anvil setups and high-power physics experiments on the FBTR
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Indira_Gandhi_Centre_for_Atomic_Research
Facts provided or learned about something or someone
Information is an abstract concept that refers to something which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the interpretation
Information
diffraction Power-law fluid Power-law index profile Power-to-weight ratio Power (physics) Power density Power history Power number Power optimizer Powered hang
Index_of_physics_articles_(P)
College Board exam
Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1: Algebra Based (also known as AP Physics 1) is a year-long introductory physics course administered by the College Board
AP_Physics_1
Material of moderate electrical conductivity
modern understanding of the properties of a semiconductor relies on quantum physics to explain the movement of charge carriers in a crystal lattice. Doping
Semiconductor
Fundamental interaction between charged particles
In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge via electromagnetic fields. The electromagnetic force
Electromagnetism
Product of a distance and physical quantity
in its most common use (the text and main commentaries of Aristotle's Physics), the tendency, the endeavor of bodies towards their "proper" place, and
Moment_(physics)
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
technocratic power; he appeared on the covers of Life and Time. Nuclear physics became a powerful force as nations realized the strategic and political power that
J._Robert_Oppenheimer
pioneering research in nuclear physics in Europe during the 1930s. By 1939, Meghnad Saha, the Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta
Nuclear_power_in_India
Attraction of masses and energy
In physics, gravity (from Latin gravitas 'weight'), also known as gravitation or a gravitational interaction, is a fundamental interaction, which may
Gravity
List of definitions of terms and concepts related to civil engineering
physical quantity physics plasma physics plasticity pneumatics point estimation polyphase system power (electric) power (physics) power factor pressure
Glossary_of_civil_engineering
Laboratory. Argonne National Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2012. "ZPPR (Zero Power Physics Reactor)". Reactors Designed by Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne
List of nuclear research reactors
List_of_nuclear_research_reactors
peaceful use of nuclear power and the Institute for Nuclear Physics were created. The first director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics was Professor Čestmír
Nuclear power in the Czech Republic
Nuclear_power_in_the_Czech_Republic
Serbian-American engineer and inventor (1856–1943)
raised in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree. He then gained practical experience
Nikola_Tesla
Functional relationship between two quantities
of power laws with a particular scaling exponent can have a deeper origin in the dynamical processes that generate the power-law relation. In physics, for
Power_law
Globule of one substance in another, typically gas in a liquid
globular shapes because those shapes are at a lower energy state. For the physics and chemistry behind it, see nucleation. Bubbles are visible because they
Bubble_(physics)
Journal
Physics World is the membership magazine of the Institute of Physics, one of the largest physical societies in the world. It is an international monthly
Physics_World
Rate of change of acceleration with time
a jolt in physics?". Physics Network. Retrieved May 11, 2025. "What is the term used for the third derivative of position?". Usenet Physics FAQ. Retrieved
Jerk_(physics)
German physicist (1901–1976)
of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, which soon thereafter was renamed the Max Planck Institute for Physics. He was director until it was moved
Werner_Heisenberg
Phenomena related to electric charge
Introduction to Environmental Physics, Taylor & Francis, p. 130, ISBN 978-0-7484-0765-1 Sears, Francis; et al. (1982), University Physics, Sixth Edition, Addison
Electricity
Type of dedicated microprocessor
A physics processing unit (PPU) is a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics, especially in the physics engine of video
Physics_processing_unit
Chemical semiconductor compound
Journal of Applied Physics. 94 (6): 3675–3696. doi:10.1063/1.1600519. Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca
Gallium_nitride
POWER PHYSICS
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Power
Boy/Male
Welsh Shakespearean
Pure.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Strong Power; Hardy Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Power.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a vain or proud man, from Middle English po ‘peacock’. Compare Peacock.Welsh : variant of Pugh.
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Surname or Lastname
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin)
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin) : habitational name for someone from Pois, a place in Picardy (said to have been named with Old French pois ‘fish’ because of its well-stocked river), from Old French Pohier ‘native of Pois’.English : nickname for a poor man, or ironically for a miser, from Middle English, Old French povre, poure ‘poor’ (Latin pauper). Woulfe gives this also as the meaning of the Norman Irish name, which in early records is found as le Poer, believing it to be a nickname for someone who has taken a vow of poverty.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Powell.North German : from a form of the personal name Paul.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk)
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk) : occupational name for someone who mowed pasture lands to provide hay, from an agent derivative of Middle English mow(en) ‘mow’ (Old English mÄwen).Welsh : nickname from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore 6).German (Möwer) : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mÅven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone from Posa or Poserna, south of Merseburg, or a variant of Pose (see Posey).English : variant of Peiser.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : regional name for someone from the district north of Paris known in Old French as Gohiere.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France called Gouy (from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gaudius + the locative suffix -acum), with the addition of the Anglo-Norman French suffix -er.English : from a Norman personal name, Go(h)ier, cognate with the Old English name mentioned at Gooder.Welsh : from the peninsula in southern Wales, of which the Welsh name is Gŵyr.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gauer.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Boy/Male
British, English
Surname Related to Paul; Small
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
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POWER PHYSICS
Male
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Diarmad, DERMID means "without envy."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Aimery, AYMERY means "home-ruler."Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Stream
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Noble and Steadfast
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
The Ganga River
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Great Man
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim, Pashtun
Best Friend of Prophet; Evident
Girl/Female
American, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Japanese
Hill; Fresh; Ripe
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Son of God; Literature
Female
English
 Feminine form of English Eustace, EUSTACIA means "fruitful." Compare with another form of Eustacia.
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n.
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.
v. t.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
n.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
n.
Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
a.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
a.
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
n.
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.
v. i.
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.