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power-assisted

power-assisted

1 4.5
Something that has a motor to make it easier to move or use
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : asistido por potencia
  • Her power-assisted bicycle helps her climb steep hills without much effort.
  • power-assisted steering

Examples

  • From 1930 on, the brakes were vacuum power assisted.

    Blog text (17)

  • Her wings were eight-meter power-assisted Falcoform Condors, with black solar strips on the upper surfaces.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Then he saw Llenor in a stoop, wings swept back, with a couple of power-assisted parasails spiraling after her.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The power-assisted steering wheel jumped and jerked in Schmidt's hands as he guided Honey out of the badlands and into the E-zone.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The new car features power-assisted braking, making it easier to stop quickly.

  • Many modern vehicles are equipped with power-assisted steering to enhance control.

Synonyms

power-driven
vspower-assisted
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A machine or tool that a motor runs instead of by hand

allows extra power to assist or to replace manual effort
motor-assisted
vspower-assisted
4.8

A machine that uses both an engine and human power

uses extra power that can fully replace muscle rather than only combine

Antonyms

manual
101 3.8

Done by hand rather than by a machine

How Powered

motorized
  • US
1 3.8
power-assisted
  • Specialized
1 4.5
manual
101 3.8

Surface Forms

power-assisted positive

Morphology

power-assisted = power + assisted (transparent) = power + assist + ed

A straightforward compound of 'power' and 'assisted' (where 'assisted' is 'assist' + -ed), meaning 'assisted by mechanical/electrical power'.

Etymology

Power-assisted is made of two simple words: power, meaning 'energy' or 'force', and assist, meaning 'to help', so it literally means 'helped by extra power'. Think of a bicycle with a small motor or a steering that makes turning easier, and you see why power-assisted machines let you do the work with less effort.