Power (IPA: /ˈpaʊɝ/)
| Power (n.) |
Same as Poor, the fish. |
| 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. |
| Power (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. |
| Power (n.) |
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance. |
| Power (n.) |
The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government. |
| Power (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. |
| Power (n.) |
A military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host. |
| Power (n.) |
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things. |
| Power (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. |
| Power (n.) |
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc. |
| Power (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. |
| Power (n.) |
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power. |
| Power (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. |
| 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. |
| Power (n.) |
The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and usually in the microscope, the number of times it multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it multiplies the apparent surface. |
| Power (n.) |
An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person; ownership by appointment. |
| Power (n.) |
Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power. |
| Power |
Ability to influence the behavior of people with or without resistance. |
| Power |
Rate at which energy is transferred, used, or transformed |
| Power |
Concept in international relations |
| Power |
Mathematical operation |
| Power |
Philosophical concept |
| Power Synonyms |
Ability |
| Power Synonyms |
Mogul, Magnate, Big Businessman, Tycoo, King, Top Executive, Business Leader, Baron |
| Power Synonyms |
Exponent, Index |
| Power Synonyms |
Force |
| Power Synonyms |
Might, Mightiness |
| Power Synonyms |
Office |
| Power Synonyms |
Powerfulness |
| Power Synonyms |
Superpowe, Major Power, World Power, Great Power |
| Power (Last Name / Surname) |
Power is the #2,435 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 14,890 people had that surname. |
| Translations |
Power in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " " few people blame themselves, while it is in the power of self-love to twist the charge against others." - Anonymous |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "It is not so much the girls' sexuality per se"but the fact that they have sex with other boys". Sex is considered to be a masculine trait because it is a form of power over someone, and if a woman tries to take control of this power she will instantly be punished for trying. Her sexual freedom is not within gender-norms and the patriarchal society does not accept it. Only male domination is natural and follows inevitable from evolutionary"or social pressures"." - Power |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Original Japanese) Queen Metallia... Please, share your power with me... I need it to defeat that accursed girl! Please!" - Fictional last words in animated television series |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [before growing to massive size] Now I will show you the true power of a god!!" - God of War II |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [in anger towards the Oogway statue] I will show you the true power of Chi, brother!" - Kung Fu Panda 3 |
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