Sekirov Dictionary

power

UK /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/US /ˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/

noun24

  1. the ability to do something or to make something happen
  2. The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
  3. The ability to affect or influence.
  4. The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
  5. The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
  6. Electricity or a supply of electricity.
  7. The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
  8. A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
  9. Strength, energy.
  10. Physical force or strength.
  11. A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
  12. [in the plural] The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
  13. A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
  14. 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.
  15. [before a noun] Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
  16. The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
  17. The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
  18. (informal) A large amount or number.
  19. [in the plural] In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
  20. Cardinality.
  21. Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
  22. A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
  23. A tractor.
  24. (no longer used) An army, a military force.

verb4

  1. To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
  2. To enable or provide the impetus for.
  3. To move or advance with great force or speed.
  4. To hit or kick something forcefully.

adjective1

  1. (Singapore, informal) Impressive.

exclamation1

  1. (Philippines, informal) Used as a cheer to express support
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