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Estimate of the expected production of one or more wind turbines
A wind power forecast corresponds to an estimate of the expected production of one or more wind turbines (referred to as a wind farm) in the near future
Wind_power_forecasting
Making predictions with available data
wave Strategic foresight Technology forecasting Thucydides Trap Time series Weather forecasting Wind power forecasting Multiple sources: OECD Economic Outlook
Forecasting
renewable energy sources (RES; hydro, wind, solar). Forecasting can be both expected price value and probabilistic forecasting. When electricity sectors were
Energy_forecasting
Power forecasting
solar power forecasts over broad regions through the application of image processing and forecasting algorithms. Some satellite based forecasting algorithms
Solar_power_forecasting
Device to generate electricity from wind
turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over 1,136 gigawatts of power, with 117 GW added each year. Wind turbines are an increasingly
Wind_turbine
Industry supporting wind turbines
as the "Owner's engineer"), wind resource maps, wind resource assessments, wind power forecasting, and wind turbine power performance testing. Most of
Wind_power_industry
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
Statistical tool to model changing systems
used as a forecasting methods for several topics, for example price trends, wind power and solar irradiance. The Markov-chain forecasting models utilize
Markov_model
rapid growth in new wind facilities. With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind power resources: Wind power remained China's
Wind_power_in_China
hierarchical load forecasting and wind energy forecasting tracks, there was a price forecasting track and solar energy forecasting track. The IEEE Power & Energy
Global Energy Forecasting Competition
Global_Energy_Forecasting_Competition
the total installed onshore wind capacity of 530 MW. There are currently 55 integrated and automated wind power forecasting systems established in Zhongtun
Wind_power_in_Taiwan
French mathematician (born 1980)
known for his work on forecasting, optimisation and management science for energy systems, e.g., including probabilistic forecasting, participation of renewable
Pierre_Pinson
Instrument for measuring wind speed
Savonius wind turbine Wind power forecasting Wind run Windsock, a simple high-visibility indicator of approximate wind speed and direction "History of
Anemometer
from wind power is minor when compared to that of fossil fuel power. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuels. Wind turbines
Environmental impact of wind power
Environmental_impact_of_wind_power
Application of science and technology
snow and wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events, and to plan ahead and survive them. Weather forecasting is a part
Weather_forecasting
British maritime weather report and forecast
areas, then a forecast for each individual sea area covering wind speed and direction, precipitation, and visibility. Extended forecasts at 00:48 and 05:34
Shipping_Forecast
Wind turbines in marine locations for electricity production
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. Due to a lack of obstacles
Offshore_wind_power
Class of renewable energy sources
forecasting to determine which of the available power sources to use the next day, and weather forecasting is used to predict the likely wind power and
Variable_renewable_energy
Empirical measure describing wind speed based on observed conditions
regular weather forecasts. The initial scale of 13 classes (zero to 12) did not reference wind speed numbers, but related qualitative wind conditions to
Beaufort_scale
Type of statistical forecasting
While the Global Energy Forecasting Competition (GEFCom) in 2012 was on point forecasting of electric load and wind power, the 2014 edition aimed at
Probabilistic_forecasting
Meteorological phenomenon
them to gauge the strength of the wind. Air masses Apparent wind Beaufort scale Wind fetch Wind power Wind rose Wind transducer Yamartino method for calculating
Wind_direction
Overview of and topical guide to wind energy
traditional energy sources. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. Wind power forecasting – estimating the expected
Outline_of_wind_energy
Rate at which air moves from high- to low-pressure areas
to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer. Wind speed affects weather forecasting, aviation and maritime operations
Wind_speed
a strong location for wind power in Europe. The combination of long coastline, shallow water and strong winds make offshore wind unusually effective. By
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
Wind power in the Philippines accounts for a total of 443MW as of 2020 according to the Department of Energy, covering about 1.6% of the country's total
Wind_power_in_the_Philippines
Wind farm in Hawaii
MW. The power produced is primarily used to supply a set of nearby deep wells operated by Hawaii County Department of Water Services. The wind farm became
Lalamilo_Wells
administrative skills to co-ordinate Army and RAF forecasting; he had only two years experience of forecasting in the Iraqi desert. The civilian Met Office
Weather forecasting for Operation Overlord
Weather_forecasting_for_Operation_Overlord
Offshore wind project
Sunrise Wind is a 924 MW utility-scale offshore wind farm under construction on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore which will provide power to the state
Sunrise_Wind
Wind power has been used as long as humans have put sails into the wind. Wind-powered machines used to grind grain and pump water — the windmill and wind
History_of_wind_power
to produce enough power to satisfy about 600 average households. This electricity was also emission-free. The commercial wind power industry has introduced
OPG_7_commemorative_turbine
42% of coal-fired power plants were operating at a loss in 2019. Electricity price forecasting (EPF) is a branch of energy forecasting which focuses on
Electricity_pricing
has a total of 16.4 GW of wind power capacity at the end of 2023, the 5th highest in Europe and most per capita. Wind power produced 20.9% of national
Wind_power_in_Sweden
Widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm
Joseph T. (December 1986). "Severe thunderstorm forecasting: A historical perspective". Weather and Forecasting. 1 (3): 164–189. Bibcode:1986WtFor...1..164S
Derecho
1987 October storm in Western Europe
Jet?". Met Office. Retrieved 27 February 2013. "The Sting Jet Forecasting the damaging winds in European Cyclones" (PDF). Met Office. Archived from the original
Great_storm_of_1987
Vogt (2017-06-14), "Application of numerical weather prediction in wind power forecasting: Assessment of the diurnal cycle", Meteorologische Zeitschrift,
Energy_meteorology
Branch of energy forecasting
Electricity price forecasting (EPF) is a branch of energy forecasting which focuses on using mathematical, statistical and machine learning models to
Electricity_price_forecasting
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
Wind power in Texas, a portion of total energy in Texas, consists of over 150 wind farms, which together have a total nameplate capacity of over 30,000
Wind_power_in_Texas
their seasonal forecast, calling for an average season of 12–15 named storms, 6–9 hurricanes, and 2–3 major hurricanes while also forecasting near-average
2026 Atlantic hurricane season
2026_Atlantic_hurricane_season
aside for years. The problem of capturing the wind is solved by the use of Power Wing Profiles (Power kites) whose movements are controlled automatically
KiteGen
Process of generating electrical power
transformation required to limit climate change. Vastly more solar power and wind power is forecast to be required, with electricity demand increasing strongly
Electricity_generation
County in Texas, United States
has established itself as a center for wind power generation. As of July 2008, Nolan County generated more wind energy than the entire state of California
Nolan_County,_Texas
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
has 2,192 MW of installed wind power capacity as of 2022. Most of New York's wind power is located upstate, as onshore wind farms. New York has set a
Wind_power_in_New_York
Strong surface-level winds that radiate from a single point
These factors, among others, make forecasting wet microbursts difficult. Straight-line winds (also known as plough winds, thundergusts, and hurricanes of
Downburst
the smallest forecast penetration of renewables of the electricity demand in 2020, namely only 11% (including biomass 6% and wind power 3%). In 2015,
Renewable_energy_in_Hungary
A vaneless ion wind generator or power fence is a device that generates electrical energy by using the wind to move charged particles across an electric
Vaneless_ion_wind_generator
Forecasts of weather conditions at sea
Marine weather forecasting is the process by which mariners and meteorological organizations attempt to forecast future weather conditions over the Earth's
Marine_weather_forecasting
Coastlines used in weather forecasting
fixed stretches of coastline that are used in weather forecasting especially for wind-powered or small coastal craft. Each area is delimited by geographical
Inshore coastal areas of the United Kingdom
Inshore_coastal_areas_of_the_United_Kingdom
Type of specialized software
to wind energy resource maps. The Wind Data Generator (WDG) is a Wind Energy Software tool capable of running WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model
Wind_energy_software
Weather prediction using mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans
model ensemble forecasts have been used to help define the forecast uncertainty and to extend the window in which numerical weather forecasting is viable farther
Numerical_weather_prediction
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
Gaffin (2007). "Foehn Winds That Produced Large Temperature Differences near the Southern Appalachian Mountains". Weather and Forecasting. 22 (1): 145–159
Wind
BBC's department in charge of broadcasting weather forecasts
BBC – Weather – A history of TV weather forecasts BBC Weather Hunt, Roger, "The end of weather forecasting at Met Office London", Weather, June 2007
BBC_Weather
Risk that changes in transaction or production volumes will affect financial outcomes
Energy forecasting Electricity price forecasting Solar power forecasting Wind power forecasting Financial forecast Product forecasting Sales forecasting Financial
Volume_risk
Nigerian mechanical engineer and academic
Madushele, N., & Olatunji, O. (2020). Hybrid neuro-fuzzy wind power forecasting and wind turbine location for embedded generation. International Journal
Stephen_A._Akinlabi
Short-term state of the atmosphere
the wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events and to plan ahead to survive through them. Tropical weather forecasting is
Weather
Terminology used by the National Weather Service to describe severe weather in the US
widespread power outage occurring during a heat event due to severe weather phenomena (such as high winds, severe thunderstorms, or a derecho). Wind chill
Severe weather terminology (United States)
Severe_weather_terminology_(United_States)
includes 400 MW of new wind power capacity between 2010 and 2020. EWEA's 2009 forecast expects Hungary to reach 1.2 GW of installed wind capacity in this time
Energy_in_Hungary
Wind power has a history in Canada dating back many decades, particularly on prairie farms. As of December 2021, wind power generating capacity was approximately
Wind_power_in_Canada
Renewable energy technology in Scotland
Wind power is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology in Scotland, with 17.7 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity by Q2 2025. This
Wind_power_in_Scotland
Deliberate reduction in power output
energy forecasting (including forecasting for price, wind and solar). Bird, Cochran & Wang 2014, p. iv. "How to Manage Curtailment in a Virtual Power Purchase
Curtailment_(electricity)
windmill or the blades of a modern wind turbine. The Éolienne Bollée is the only wind-powered turbine where the wind passes through a set of fixed blades
Éolienne_Bollée
significant risk of fallen trees, power outages, and disruption to transport and infrastructure, with the strongest winds forecast to impact the west coast before
2025–26 European windstorm season
2025–26_European_windstorm_season
Group of wind turbines
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary
Wind_farm
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
a scientific basis for forecasting. While a debate went on between the Signal Service and Congress over whether the forecasting of weather conditions should
National_Weather_Service
Power produced with lower carbon dioxide emissions
low-carbon power is one of the most important actions required to limit climate change. Low carbon power generation sources include wind power, solar power, nuclear
Low-carbon_electricity
main key to forecasting the surf. If there is a swell of significant height that is headed in the direction of the break you are forecasting for, then there
Surf_forecasting
Strongest direction of wind on a region of Earth's surface
wind or dominant wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are
Prevailing_winds
Wind power in Belarus is a form of renewable energy, which along with solar power, is one of the most important sectors of renewable energy in Belarus
Wind_power_in_Belarus
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
In the U.S. State of Kansas, wind power is the largest source of electricity, generating over 47% of the state's electricity in 2022. Kansas has a high
Wind_power_in_Kansas
Group of Danish offshore wind farms in the North Sea
measures details of the wind patterns, improving local short-term forecasting. The main method of transport to the first wind park is an adapted Eurocopter
Horns_Rev_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Technology to convert the energy from tides into useful forms of power
the kinetic energy of moving water to power turbines, in a similar way to wind turbines that use the wind to power turbines. Some tidal generators can be
Tidal_power
Interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere focusing on weather forecasting
radar technology, introduced sophisticated forecasting models. Later, computers revolutionized forecasting by processing vast datasets in real time and
Meteorology
Large sandbank in the North Sea
landmass in Northern Europe Dogger Bank Wind Farm – Group of wind farms off the coast of England North Sea Wind Power Hub – Proposed artificial island Fishing
Dogger_Bank
Offshore wind farm in the North Sea
front of Scroby Sands wind farm Scroby Sands wind farm panorama England portal Weather portal Renewable energy portal Wind power in the United Kingdom
Scroby_Sands_Wind_Farm
2024 EF4 tornado in Iowa, U.S.
The National Severe Storms Laboratory used the Warn-on-Forecast system, an experimental forecasting tool using models and machine learning to predict individual
Greenfield_tornado
Weather company from India
company that provides weather forecasting services. Skymet was the first private sector entity to provide weather forecasts and weather graphics to the
Skymet_Weather_Services
Electricity generation, transmission and consumption in Turkey
countries. Solar and wind power are now the cheapest generators of electricity, and more of both are being built. If enough solar and wind power is built, the
Electricity_in_Turkey
Energy collected from renewable resources
used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power, and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also significant in some countries. Renewable
Renewable_energy
Conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity
method), adding twice as much new electricity as coal. Along with onshore wind power, utility-scale solar is the source with the cheapest levelised cost of
Solar_power
Storm characterized by lightning
"Operational Forecasting of Supercell Motion: Review and Case Studies Using Multiple Datasets" (PDF). National Weather Service Forecast Office, Riverton
Thunderstorm
Transmission operating philosophy based on real-time adaptation to weather
(typically 5 to 30 minutes). Forecasting methods have been developed to determine intraday and day-ahead ampacity forecasts. They combine DLR historical
Dynamic line rating for electric utilities
Dynamic_line_rating_for_electric_utilities
Cool, tenuous region of the Sun's corona
distinction is important for space weather forecasting, as satellite holes can produce variable fast solar wind streams that sweep across Earth's orbital
Coronal_hole
Electrical production measure Wind power forecasting – Estimate of the expected production of one or more wind turbines Wind energy software – Type of specialized
Energy_planning
Technical and technological processes for protection of the environment
devices that consume more energy, where possible. Egain forecasting is a method using forecasting technology to predict the future weather's impact on a
Environmental_technology
Type of design principles for human habitats
employing all or most of its own available resources for a comfortable life: power, climate control, food production, air and water conservation and purification
Arcology
convective complex Mesovortex Severe thunderstorm Squall line Straight-line winds Tornado Hinrichs, Gustavus (November 1888). "Tornadoes and Derechos" (PDF)
List_of_derecho_events
Science of forecasting how a tropical cyclone moves and its effects
tropical cyclone forecasting: track forecasting, intensity forecasting, rainfall forecasting, storm surge, tornado, and seasonal forecasting. While skill
Tropical_cyclone_forecasting
Levels of alert issued to areas threatened by a tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone warnings and watches are alerts issued by national weather forecasting bodies to coastal areas threatened by the imminent approach of a tropical
Tropical cyclone warnings and watches
Tropical_cyclone_warnings_and_watches
1990 windstorm over northwestern Europe
that remained independent of external power and could measure higher wind speeds. The general opinion is that wind speeds measured during the Burns' Day
Burns'_Day_Storm
tools to integrate weather data into applications. Weather and energy forecasting for renewable energy operators and utilities. Weather data for parametric
Xweather
portal Wind power in New Zealand "Wind Farm Application Open for Submissions" (Press release). Hurunui District Council. 8 April 2011. "Wind farm planned
Project_Hurunui
Aspect of meteorological history
global forecasting models led to the first climate models. The development of limited area (regional) models facilitated advances in forecasting the tracks
History of numerical weather prediction
History_of_numerical_weather_prediction
Power generation via movement of water
"water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved
Hydropower
forecasts are further used for various applications like analyzing the effects of climate change, flood forecasting, solar and wind power forecasts and
UBD_IBM_Centre
Rapidly rotating storm system
circulation. When hurricane winds speed rise by 5%, its destructive power rises by about 50%. Therefore, as climate change increased the wind speed of Hurricane
Tropical_cyclone
Earth observation satellite
available in near–real time in 2000. QuikSCAT wind fields were also used as a tool in the analysis and forecasting of extratropical cyclones and maritime weather
QuikSCAT
which generates about 10.7% of its electricity from solar power. Additionally, the UK's higher wind speeds cool PV modules, leading to higher efficiencies
Solar power in the United Kingdom
Solar_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
November 2021 storm in Europe
winds and snow. Storm Arwen caused at least three fatalities and widespread power outages. Damage was exacerbated by the fact that the strong winds came
Storm_Arwen
American severe weather forecasting center
severe thunderstorms and tornadoes during the given forecast period, although tornado, hail and wind details are only available for Days 1 and 2. Day 3
Storm_Prediction_Center
2013 EF3 tornado in Oklahoma, U.S.
the force and power of potential storms and tornadoes) predicting referring to values ranging from 3500 to 5000 J/kg. Deep layer wind shear speeds of
2013_El_Reno_tornado
consumption. Renewable electricity is dominated by wind, with generation from bioenergy, solar power and hydroelectricity contributing less. Renewable
Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
Renewable_energy_in_the_United_Kingdom
WIND POWER-FORECASTING
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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.
Male
English
Short form of English Winfred and Winifred, both WIN means "holy reconciliation," and other names beginning with Win-.Â
Boy/Male
Welsh Shakespearean
Pure.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Wind; Air; Pure; Power-star
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Powell.North German : from a form of the personal name Paul.
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
English : variant of Power.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God's Power; A Bird; Wind
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 (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’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Indian, Parsi, Punjabi, Turkish
Heart; Mind; Soul; Arm; Wing; Power; Honey
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
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 pathway, alleyway, or road, Old English (ge)wind (from windan ‘to go’).English, German, and Danish : nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English wind ‘wind’, Middle High German wint ‘wind’, also ‘greyhound’.German : variant of Wendt.Swedish : ornamental name from vind ‘wind’, or a habitational name from a place named with this element.
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.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kint, German Kind ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.Dutch : variant spelling of Kint, cognate with 1, also found in such forms as ’t Kind and compounds such as Jongkind.English : nickname from Middle English kind (Old English gecynde) in any of its many senses: ‘legitimate’, ‘dutiful’, ‘benevolent’, ‘loving’, ‘gracious’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Wild Wind
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Jamaican
Full of Wind; Windy; Blustery; Breezy
Boy/Male
British, English
Surname Related to Paul; Small
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Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Swiss
Red Wolf; Wolf Counsel; Wise Wolf
Boy/Male
Hindu
Rising king, Lord of stars
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Wave
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Of Mind
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Daughter of Al-mahdi who was Distinguished Among her Contemporaries
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German, Scottish
Ram's Island
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Beautiful; Arise; Noble Minded
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Horsefield, a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at an enclosure for horses, from Old English hors ‘horse’ + falod ‘enclosure’, or a variant of the habitational name Horsfall.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Brighted
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Name of a Sage
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n.
Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
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.
Power of respiration; breath.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
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.
superl.
Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.
superl.
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
v. t.
To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
superl.
Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food.
n.
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
v. t.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
n.
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.
v. i.
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
a.
Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a winy taste.
n.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
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.
Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
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.
superl.
Next the wind; windward.
n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.