Толковый словарь английского языка - power
Power
power
I. noun Usage: often attributive see: potent Date: 13th century 1. a. ability to act or produce an effect, ability to get extra-base hits, capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect, legal or official authority, capacity, or right, 2. possession of control, authority, or influence over others, one having such ~, a controlling group ; establishment , a force of armed men, a large number or quantity, 3. physical might, mental or moral efficacy, political control or influence, an order of angels, 5. the number of times as indicated by an exponent that a number occurs as a factor in a product , cardinal number 2, 6. a source or means of supplying energy, motive ~ , the time rate at which work is done or energy emitted or transferred, magnification 2b, scope I,3, the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when a particular alternative hypothesis happens to be true, Synonyms: see: ~ Synonyms: see: ~ II. Date: 1540 transitive verb to supply with ~ and especially motive ~, to give impetus to, intransitive verb to move about by means of motive ~, to move with great speed or force, III. adjective Date: 1822 operated mechanically or electrically rather than manually , of, relating to, or utilizing strength , of, relating to, or being a meal at which influential people discuss business or politics
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n. & v. --n. 1 the ability to do or act (will do all in my power; has the power to change colour). 2 a particular faculty of body or mind (lost the power of speech; powers of persuasion). 3 a government, influence, or authority. b political or social ascendancy or control (the party in power; Black Power). 4 authorization; delegated authority (power of attorney; police powers). 5 (often foll. by over) personal ascendancy. 6 an influential person, group, or organization (the press is a power in the land). 7 a military strength. b a state having international influence, esp. based on military strength (the leading powers). 8 vigour, energy. 9 an active property or function (has a high heating power). 10 colloq. a large number or amount (has done me a power of good). 11 the capacity for exerting mechanical force or doing work (horsepower). 12 mechanical or electrical energy as distinct from hand-labour (often attrib.: power tools; power steering). 13 a a public supply of (esp. electrical) energy. b a particular source or form of energy (hydroelectric power). 14 a mechanical force applied e.g. by means of a lever. 15 Physics the rate of energy output. 16 the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times (2 to the power of 3 = 8). 17 the magnifying capacity of a lens. 18 a a deity. b (in pl.) the sixth order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. --v.tr. 1 supply with mechanical or electrical energy. 2 (foll. by up, down) increase or decrease the power supplied to (a device); switch on or off. Phrases and idioms in the power of under the control of. more power to your elbow! an expression of encouragement or approval. power behind the throne a person who asserts authority or influence without having formal status. power block a group of nations constituting an international political force. power cut a temporary withdrawal or failure of an electric power supply. power-dive n. a steep dive of an aircraft with the engines providing thrust. --v.intr. perform a power-dive. power line a conductor supplying...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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