Definitions for horsepowerˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
horse•pow•erˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər(n.)
a foot-pound-second unit of power, equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second, or 745.7 watts.
Category: Mechanics
Informal. the capacity to achieve or produce; strength or talent.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of horsepower:
1800–10
Princeton's WordNet
horsepower, HP, H.P.(noun)
a unit of power equal to 746 watts
Wiktionary
horsepower(Noun)
A non-metric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
horsepower(Noun)
A metric horsepower (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
horsepower(Noun)
Strength
political horsepower
Origin: * From horse and power, the unit originally defined as the amount of power that a horse could provide.
Translations for horsepower
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
horsepower(noun)
a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc.
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