power
noun
1 power
Possession of controlling influence:
— The deterrent power of nuclear weapons.
— The power of his love saved her.
— His powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade.
synonym: powerfulness.
Roget 404:
loudness,
power;
loud noise,
din;
blare;
clang,
clangor;
clatter,
noise,
bombilation†,
roar,
uproar,
racket,
hubbub,
bobbery†,
fracas,
charivari†,
trumpet blast,
flourish of trumpets,
fanfare,
tintamarre†,
peal,
swell,
blast,
larum†,
boom;
bang
(explosion)
406;
resonance
etc.
408.
vociferation,
hullabaloo,
etc.
411;
lungs;
Stentor.
artillery,
cannon;
thunder.
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Roget 737:
authority;
influence,
patronage,
power,
preponderance,
credit,
prestige,
prerogative,
jurisdiction;
right
etc.
(title)
924;
direction
etc.
693;
government
etc.
737.1.
divine right,
dynastic rights,
authoritativeness;
absoluteness,
absolutism;
despotism;
jus nocendi [Lat.];
jus divinum [Lat.].
mastery,
mastership,
masterdom†;
dictation,
control.
hold,
grasp;
grip,
gripe;
reach;
iron sway
etc.
(severity)
739;
fangs,
clutches,
talons;
rod of empire
etc.
(scepter)
747.
[Vicarious authority]
commission
etc.
755;
deputy
etc.
759;
permission
etc.
760.
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Dutch: macht
Polish: potęga, potężność, wielkość, siła, moc
2 power
physics The rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second).
Dutch: mogendheid, kracht
3 power
Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done:
— Danger heightened his powers of discrimination.
synonym: ability.
Roget 157:
power;
potency,
potentiality;
jiva†;
puissance,
might,
force,
energy
etc.
171;
dint;
right hand,
right arm;
ascendency†,
sway,
control;
prepotency,
prepollence†;
almightiness,
omnipotence;
authority
etc.
737;
strength
etc.
159.
ability;
ableness
etc.
adj.†;
competency;
efficacy;
efficiency,
productivity,
expertise
(skill)
698;
validity,
cogency;
enablement†;
vantage ground;
influence
etc.
175.
pressure;
conductivity;
elasticity;
gravity,
electricity,
magnetism,
galvanism,
voltaic electricity,
voltaism,
electromagnetism;
atomic power,
nuclear power,
thermonuclear power;
fuel cell;
hydraulic power,
water power,
hydroelectric power;
solar power,
solar energy,
solar panels;
tidal power;
wind power;
attraction;
vis inertiae [Lat.],
vis mortua [Lat.],
vis viva [Lat.];
potential energy,
dynamic energy;
dynamic friction,
dynamic suction;
live circuit,
live rail,
live wire.
capability,
capacity;
quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.];
faculty,
quality,
attribute,
endowment,
virtue,
gift,
property,
qualification,
susceptibility.
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Dutch: kunnen, macht, potentie
4 power
of a government or government official Holding an office means being in power:
— During his first year in power.
— The power of the president.
synonym: office.
5 power
One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority:
— The mysterious presence of an evil power.
synonym: force.
Roget 574:
vigor,
power,
force;
boldness,
raciness
etc.
adj.;
intellectual,
force;
spirit,
point,
antithesis,
piquance,
piquancy;
verve,
glow,
fire,
warmth;
strong language;
gravity,
sententiousness;
elevation,
loftiness,
sublimity.
eloquence;
command of words,
command of language.
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Roget 171:
energy,
physical energy,
force,
power
etc.
157;
keenness
etc.
adj.;
intensity,
vigor,
strength,
elasticity;
go;
high pressure;
fire;
rush.
acrimony,
acritude†;
causiticity†,
virulence;
poignancy;
harshness
etc.
adj.;
severity,
edge,
point;
pungency
etc.
392.
cantharides;
seasoning
etc.
(condiment)
393.
activity,
agitation,
effervescence;
ferment,
fermentation;
ebullition,
splutter,
perturbation,
stir,
bustle;
voluntary energy
etc.
682;
quicksilver.
resolution
etc.
(mental energy)
604;
exertion
etc.
(effort)
686;
excitation
etc.
(mental)
824.
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Roget 159:
strength;
power
etc.
157;
energy
etc.
171;
vigor,
force;
main force,
physical force,
brute force;
spring,
elasticity,
tone,
tension,
tonicity.
stoutness
etc.
adj.;
lustihood†,
stamina,
nerve,
muscle,
sinew,
thews and sinews,
physique;
pith,
pithiness;
virtility,
vitality.
athletics,
athleticism†;
gymnastics,
feats of strength.
adamant,
steel,
iron,
oak,
heart of oak;
iron grip;
grit,
bone.
athlete,
gymnast,
acrobat;
superman,
Atlas,
Hercules,
Antaeus†,
Samson,
Cyclops,
Goliath;
tower of strength;
giant refreshed.
strengthening
etc.
v.;
invigoration,
refreshment,
refocillation†.
[Science of forces]
dynamics,
statics.
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Dutch: kracht
6 power
A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
synonyms: exponent, index.
Roget 84:
number,
symbol,
numeral,
figure,
cipher,
digit,
integer;
counter;
round number;
formula;
function;
series.
sum,
difference,
complement,
subtrahend;
product;
multiplicand,
multiplier,
multiplicator†;
coefficient,
multiple;
dividend,
divisor,
factor,
quotient,
submultiple [Math.];
fraction,
rational number;
surd,
irrational number;
transcendental number;
mixed number,
complex number,
complex conjugate;
numerator,
denominator;
decimal,
circulating decimal,
repetend;
common measure,
aliquot part;
prime number,
prime,
relative prime,
prime factor,
prime pair;
reciprocal;
totient†.
binary number,
octal number,
hexadecimal number [Comp.].
permutation,
combination,
variation;
election.
ratio,
proportion,
comparison
etc.
464;
progression;
arithmetical progression,
geometrical progression,
harmonical progression†;
percentage,
permilage.
figurate numbers†,
pyramidal numbers,
polygonal numbers.
power,
root,
exponent,
index,
logarithm,
antilogarithm;
modulus,
base.
differential,
integral,
fluxion†,
fluent.
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Dutch: exponent
Polish: wykładnik, wykładnik potęgi
7 power
Physical strength.
synonyms: might, mightiness.
Roget 31:
greatness
etc.
adj.;
magnitude;
size
etc.
(dimensions)
192;
multitude
etc.
(number)
102;
immensity;
enormity;
infinity
etc.
105;
might,
strength,
intensity,
fullness;
importance
etc.
642.
great quantity,
quantity,
deal,
power,
sight,
pot,
volume,
world;
mass,
heap
etc.
(assemblage)
72;
stock
etc.
(store)
636;
peck,
bushel,
load,
cargo;
cartload†,
wagonload,
shipload;
flood,
spring tide;
abundance
etc.
(sufficiency)
639.
principal part,
chief part,
main part,
greater part,
major part,
best part,
essential part;
bulk,
mass
etc.
(whole)
50.
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Dutch: kracht, macht
Polish: siła
8 power
9 power
Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor:
— The power went oout around midnight.
synonyms: electrical energy, electricity.
Dutch: stroom, elektriciteit
Polish: elektryczność, elektryka, energia, prąd, światło, energia elektryczna
10 power
A very wealthy or powerful businessman.
synonyms: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, top executive, tycoon.
Dutch: magnaat, -baron, baron
Polish: bonza, bonzo, król, potentat
verb
1 power
Supply the force or power for the functioning of.
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vigorousness, virtue, vitality, voltage, warrant, ways, ways and means, weight, weighty, what it takes, wherewith, wherewithal, whip hand, whip on, wieldy, will, will of iron, will power, worthy, zenith ... show more.
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