Definitions for Power
ˈpaʊ ərPow·er

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. power, powerfulnessnoun

   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. powernoun

   (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)

3. ability, powernoun

   possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

   "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

4. office, powernoun

   (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. power, forcenoun

   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. exponent, power, indexnoun

   a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

7. might, mightiness, powernoun

   physical strength

8. world power, major power, great power, power, superpowernoun

   a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

9. baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoonverb

   a very wealthy or powerful businessman

   "an oil baron"

10. powerverb

    supply the force or power for the functioning of

    "The gasoline powers the engines"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. powernoun

   physical force or strength.

   He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium.

2. powernoun

   control, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction)

   2005, Columbia Law Review, April

3. powernoun

   electricity or a supply of electricity.

   After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.

4. powernoun

   A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.

5. powernoun

   A rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror.

   We need a microscope with higher power.

6. powernoun

   In Christian angelology, the fourth level of angels, ranked above archangels and below principalities

7. powernoun

   A product of equal factors. Notation and usage: x, read as "x to the power of n" or "x to the nth power", denotes x x ... x, in which x appears n times, where n is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.

8. powernoun

   Cardinality.

9. powerverb

   To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).

   This CD player is powered by batteries.

10. powerverb

    To hit or kick something forcefully.

11. powernoun

    The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.

12. Powernoun

    A button of a computer, a video game console, or similar device, that when pressed, causes the device to be either shut down or powered up.

13. Etymology: From power.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Powernoun

   same as Poor, the fish

2. Powernoun

   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. Powernoun

   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. Powernoun

   capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance

5. Powernoun

   the exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion; sway; command; government

6. Powernoun

   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. Powernoun

   a military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host

8. Powernoun

   a large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things

9. Powernoun

   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. Powernoun

    a mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc

11. Powernoun

    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. Powernoun

    a machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power

13. Powernoun

    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. Powernoun

    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. Powernoun

    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. Powernoun

    an authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person; ownership by appointment

17. Powernoun

    hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power

18. Etymology: [OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See Possible, Potent, and cf. Posse comitatus.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Power

   In physics, power is the rate at which energy is transferred, used, or transformed. The unit of power is the joule per second, known as the watt. For example, the rate at which a light bulb transforms electrical energy into heat and light is measured in watts—the more wattage, the more power, or equivalently the more electrical energy is used per unit time. Energy transfer can be used to do work, so power is also the rate at which this work is performed. The same amount of work is done when carrying a load up a flight of stairs whether the person carrying it walks or runs, but more power is expended during the running because the work is done in a shorter amount of time. The output power of an electric motor is the product of the torque the motor generates and the angular velocity of its output shaft. The power expended to move a vehicle is the product of the traction force of the wheels and the velocity of the vehicle. The integral of power over time defines the work done. Because this integral depends on the trajectory of the point of application of the force and torque, this calculation of work is said to be path dependent.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Power

   pow′ėr, n. that in a person or a thing which enables them to act on other persons or things: strength: energy: faculty of the mind: any agency: moving force of anything: right to command: rule: authority: influence: ability: capacity of suffering: a ruler: a divinity: the result of the continued multiplication of a quantity by itself any given number of times: (optics) magnifying strength: (obs.) a great many.—adjs. Pow′ered, having power; Pow′erful, having great power: mighty: intense: forcible: efficacious.—adv. Pow′erfully.—ns. Pow′erfulness; Pow′er-house, a house where mechanical power (esp. electric) is generated.—adj. Pow′erless, without power: weak: impotent.—adv. Pow′erlessly.—ns. Pow′erlessness; Pow′er-loom, a loom worked by some mechanical power, as water, steam, &c.—Power of attorney (see Attorney); Power of sale, a clause in securities and wills empowering property referred to to be sold on certain conditions; Powers, or Great Powers (see Great).—Absolute power, power subject to no control by law; Civil power, power of governing a state; Mechanical powers (see Mechanical). [O. Fr. poer (Fr. pouvoir)—Low L. pot-ĕre, to be able.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. power

   Mechanical force; in the steam-engine it is esteemed effective, expansive, or full. (See HORSE-POWER.)

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. power

   In military affairs as well as in all others, is knowledge—of human passions—of arms—of distance—of the skill and numbers of an enemy. To be in the power of an enemy, is to have taken up, injudiciously, such a position as to expose you to a defeat whenever the enemy may think proper to attack you.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. power

   Able to do, think or move.

   They had the powers to learn and shift perception.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 15, 2020  

2. power

   The ability for energy to change, transfer, transform, move or have usage.

   Solar Power is such an effective and efficient form of power and it is free and clean too.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

3. power

   The ability or capacity to do

   Power is to be used so wisely in society.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

4. power

   The capacity of a system or machine to function.

   The machine was capable of 1500 horse power.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

5. power

   The efficient energy by which a system or machine functions or works.

   The machine and lights worked from solar power.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

6. power

   The official capacity to use authority.

   Power from a governmental perspective is vital for politicians to perform their duties.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Causal Agent
   • Cognition
   • Government
   • Mathematical Notation
   • Physical Phenomenon
   • Physics
   • Quality
   • State
   • Strength
   • Supply

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Power' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #257

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Power' in Written Corpus Frequency: #652

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Power' in Nouns Frequency: #47

How to pronounce Power?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Power in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Power in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Power in a Sentence

1. Eli Coleman:

   Pleasure is threatening, it challenges those who are in power. As long as the society keeps women as second-class citizens, then men are in control. So denying [women] reproductive health, contraception, safe abortions, and certainly altering their body -- taking away the sexual pleasure aspects of one's anatomy -- keeps them suppressed and patriarchy in power.

2. Emeasoba George:

   Nothing should bother you in life not even adversity nor poverty. For, nothing lasts forever. Yes of course, every matter or issue of life has a limit or breaking point including adversity and poverty. Are you undergoing adversity presently or are you currently experiencing poverty? If Yes, then listen up, it's just for a little while. That is to say, you will sooner or later outlive it or rather you will overcome it eventually. I mean, you won't remain poor forever or rather you won't keep on undergoing adversity or poverty forever. Furthermore, nothing should make you to become orgulous, proud, haughty, disdainful or arrogant in life. Not even your own child or children, nor your certificates, nor your qualifications, nor your political status, nor your social status, nor your job, nor your money, nor your properties, nor your knowledge, nor your wisdom, nor your insights, nor your power, nor your riches, nor stuffs like that. Because, you cannot and you will not live forever. Oh! Yes, you heard me right as usual, you will definitely leave everything you've acquired behind someday. Apart from that, God resists the proud or the arrogant (James 4:6). But guess what? He (God) gives more grace to the humble. Besides, whenever you are proud of whatever you have, you are unknowingly disregarding God and taking his grace upon your life for granted. In other words, whoever that is proud of anything he or she has acquired at any given period of time has failed to acknowledge almighty God as the giver of whatever he or she claims to possess. And God is never happy with such person(s). Thus, desist from pride and arrogance. For, you should not be condescending at all. -Emeasoba George

3. Elbia Gannoum:

   There is around 1.5 gigawatt of new power capacity from wind farms depending on those lines.

4. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   One wife is justified to the common men. But the higher you climb the ladder of power and success, the more women you'll meet along the way.

5. Futuro Surf:

   From dawn of creation. Passion burning sensation. To make reality of imagination. Fear not the dissenters, prove them wrong their bitter sight. Forget not the believers Out of love prove them right. Oh great dreamer I call upon you. Your power, manifest. Shine your light upon this world forever. Til your vessel takes its rest.

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