power
- noun
- /ˈpaʊər/
- Specialized
- The engineer tested the power generated by the solar panels to ensure they supplied enough energy.
- a power plant
- a power supply
- the power grid
Other times you press the power button and nada.
- Other times you press the power button and nada.
- So we're looking at a Haswell, but it's the low power Broadwell.
- They're, I mean, they're going to own our power, struck our power grid.
- But in our testing, this power supply did pretty well.
- But could the power go out for two weeks?
Examples
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Let me get my bench power supply set up.
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We have no power in here.
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This is the power from the power supply.
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That way you can create power and create light.
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Black for ground, red for power and Y for signal.
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Well, you got to turn the power back on.
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So we'll add that and we'll hook up power and ground for that.
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So you can set the lamp power so high or low.
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We're getting a power surge warning on the camera.
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It says it needs power!
Synonyms
Power from things like electricity or fuel used to make machines work
A form of energy that powers machines, lights, and appliances
A unit that measures how fast energy is used or made
A unit that measures engine power, equal to 746 watts
A unit for measuring engine or motor power equal to 746 watts
A measure of electric power equal to 1,000 watts
How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current
The rate at which electricity flows through a circuit, measured by voltage times current
The amount of electric power measured in watts
Energy that makes a machine like a car or train move
How fast a machine does work, like moving or lifting things
Idioms
- Literature
A person who secretly controls a leader from behind the scenes
Having information gives a person an advantage to succeed or influence others
Compounds
- Specialized
Electricity made by using the energy inside atoms for homes and businesses
A situation where groups or countries share power so no one becomes too strong
- Formal
A document that allows one person to make legal and money decisions for another
- Specialized
A network of machines and wires that make and send electricity to homes and businesses
- Specialized
How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current
- Literature
A person who controls votes and support to influence political and business decisions
- Specialized
The rate at which electricity flows through a circuit, measured by voltage times current
- Specialized
A system that helps a driver turn the steering wheel with less effort
- Literature
Two people in a romantic relationship who are both very successful and influential
- Jargon
A person who works with advanced computer programs and often needs a powerful computer
A tool that uses electricity or a battery to make holes in hard things like wood and metal
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A group of companies that make electricity using energy from atoms
- Formal
Special authority the government uses during war to do things beyond normal limits
- Specialized
The ability of a microscope or telescope to see two close things as separate
A portable rechargeable battery that gives electricity to devices when there is no power
A central government gives power to local or regional governments to make local decisions
- Specialized
Energy in an electrical circuit that does useful work, like turning motors or lighting lamps
- Literature
A morning meeting where important people discuss business over breakfast
- Specialized
The study of how to make, move, and use electricity in systems like generators and power grids
- Specialized
A device that measures how much electricity a circuit or appliance uses
- Specialized
A person who runs or fixes machines at a power station that makes electricity
- Specialized
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
- NSFW
Influence from people in a community, sometimes using sexual appeal to sway decisions
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Power for electricity grew from the idea of 'ability'—energy gives machines the ability to work, so we call that energy 'power'.