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H.P.

H.P.

3.9
A measure of engine power used to show how strong a motor is
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The engine is rated at 200 H.P. for maximum performance.

Examples

  • This generator delivers 50 H.P. of continuous power.

  • The car's engine produces 150 H.P..

  • Most modern cars use metrics, but some still list the output in H.P..

  • This engine has a power of 300 H.P..

  • The engine is rated at 200 H.P. for maximum performance.

  • This generator delivers 50 H.P. of continuous power.

  • Most modern cars use metrics, but some still list the output in H.P..

Synonyms

horsepower
vsH.P.
  • Specialized
68 3.7

A unit that measures engine power, equal to 746 watts

is the abbreviation used instead of the full written form
HP
vsH.P.
  • Specialized
35 3.4

A unit for measuring engine or motor power equal to 746 watts

refers only to engine power rather than to motors

How Powerful

gigawatt
  • Specialized
10 4.2
megawatt
  • Specialized
20 3.9
kilowatt
  • Specialized
16 3.2
H.P.
  • Specialized
3.9
watt
  • Specialized
106 2.9

Surface Forms

H.P. singular

Etymology

H.P. stands for horsepower, made from the simple parts horse and power, and it began when engineers compared an engine's work to the work of a horse. So when a car says it has 200 H.P., it tells you how much 'power' the engine has, or roughly how many horses would do the same work.