1. (noun)power, powerfulness possession of controlling influence "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
2. (noun)power (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
3. (noun)ability, power possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
4. (noun)office, power (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
5. (noun)power, force one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
6. (noun)exponent, power, index a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
7. (noun)might, mightiness, power physical strength
8. (noun)world power, major power, great power, power, superpower a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
9. (verb)baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon a very wealthy or powerful businessman "an oil baron"
10. (verb)power supply the force or power for the functioning of "The gasoline powers the engines"
Definitions of 'Power'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)Power same as Poor, the fish
2. (noun)Power 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
3. (noun)Power 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
4. (noun)Power capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance
5. (noun)Power the exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government
6. (noun)Power 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
7. (noun)Power a military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host
8. (noun)Power a large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things
9. (noun)Power 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
10. (noun)Power a mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc
11. (noun)Power 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
12. (noun)Power a machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power
13. (noun)Power 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
14. (noun)Power 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
15. (noun)Power 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
16. (noun)Power an authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person; ownership by appointment
17. (noun)Power hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power
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