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Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/pa��/, SAMPA|/paU@/
(General American|US) IPA|/pa��/, SAMPA|/paU@`/
audio|en-us-power.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a��(r)|-a��(r)
Hyphenation: pow·er

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. Physical force or strength.
2. Control and influence over another entity and its actions.

#: He exerted his power upon his subordinates to obtain illicit, personal satisfaction.
#: The party has won power thanks to the influence of its charismatic leader.

1. physics A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.
2. physics A rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror.
3. (Biblical tradition) in Christian angelology, the fourth level of angels, ranked above archangels and below principality|principalities
4. mathematics A product of equal factors. Notation and usage: xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or "x to the nth power", denotes x × x × ... × x, in which x appears n times, where n is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.
5. Electricity supply.
6. A nation having a strong military and/or economy.
7. settheory Cardinality.

Quotations
control and influence over another entity and its actions
2005, Columbia Law Review, April
:In the face of expanding federal power, California in particular struggled to maintain control over its Chinese population.

Translations
trans-top|physical force or strength
Arabic: Arab|��ة IPAchar|(qúwwa) f
Chinese: �� (lìliang)
Czech: síla f
Dutch: kracht f
Estonian: jõud
Finnish: voima
French: puissance f
German: Kraft f, Stärke f
Greek: δ�ναμη (dinami) f, ι���� (iskhis) f, κ�ά�ο� (kratos) n
Hebrew: �� (ko'�ḥ) m
Hungarian: er�
Italian: potenza f
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Japanese: � (chikara)
Korean: � (him)
Norwegian: kraft
Polish: si�a f
Portuguese: força f
Romanian: putere f
Russian: �ила (síla) f, мо�� (moš�) f obs., д��� (dur�) f coll.
Slovak: sila f
Slovene: mo� f
Spanish: potencia f, poder m
Turkish: güç
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trans-top|control and influence over another
Arabic: Arab|��ة IPAchar|(qúwwa) f
Chinese: �� (lìliang)
Czech: moc f
Dutch: macht f
Estonian: võim
Finnish: valta
French: puissance f
German: Macht f
Greek: ε�ι��οή (epirroí) f
Hebrew: ס���ת (s�mḥut) f, ש���� (šilton) m
Hungarian: hatalom
Italian: potere m
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Japanese: � (chikara), 権� (ken�ryoku), �� (seiryoku)
Korean: � (him)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ت�ا�ا|trtwAnA|scKUchar
Norwegian: makt
Portuguese: poder m
Romanian: putere f
Russian: вла��� (vlast�) f, вли�ние (vlijánije) n
Slovak: moc f
Slovene: mo� f
Spanish: poder m
Swedish: makt c
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trans-top|physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy
Czech: výkon m
Dutch: vermogen
Estonian: võimsus
Finnish: teho
French: puissance f
German: Leistung f
Greek: δ�ναμη (dinami) f
Hebrew: �� (ko'�ḥ) m
Hungarian: teljesítmény
Italian: potenza f
Japanese: ��� (shigoto-ritsu)
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Portuguese: potencia f
Romanian: putere f
Russian: �ила (síla) f, �не�ги� (enérgija) f
Slovak: sila f
Slovene: mo� f
Spanish: potencia f
Turkish: güç
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trans-top|physics: a rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror
Czech: mohutnost f
Greek: μεγεθ�ν�ική ικαν��η�α (meyenthidiki ikanotita) f
Japanese: �� (bairitsu)
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Russian: мо�но��� (móš�nost�) f
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trans-top|fourth level of angels
Dutch: machten
Finnish: voima
Greek: ��νάμει� (dinamis) f|p
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Italian: potenze celesti f|p
Japanese: �天使 (n�-tenshi)
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trans-top|mathematics: product of equal factors
Czech: mocnina#Czech|mocnina f
Dutch: macht f
Finnish: potenssi
French: puissance f
German: Potenz f, Hochzahl f (x hoch n)
Greek: δ�ναμη (dinami) f
Hebrew: ��ק� (ḥezk�) f
Hungarian: hatvány
Italian: potenza f
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Japanese: � (j�), 累� (ruij�)
Polish: pot�ga f
Portuguese: potencia f
Romanian: putere f
Russian: ��епен� (stépen�) f
Slovak: mocnina f
Slovene: potenca f
Spanish: potencia f
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trans-top|electricity supply
Dutch: voeding m, toevoer m, stroom m, spanning f (These may all be preceded by elektrische), elektriciteit f
Finnish: virta, sähkö
French: électricité f, courant m
German: Strom m, Energie f
Greek: ενέ�γεια (energia) f
Hebrew: �ספק (hespeq) m
Italian: elettricità f, corrente f
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Japanese: �� (denryoku)
Portuguese: força f, corrente f, eletricidade f
Romanian: electricitate f curent m
Russian: �лек��и�е��во (elektrí�estvo) n, �ок m coll., пи�ание (pitánije) n
Spanish: corriente f, electricidad f
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trans-top|nation having a strong military and/or economy
Czech: mocnost f
Dutch: grootmacht
Finnish: mahti, valta, voima
German: Macht f, Gro�macht f
Greek: δ�ναμη (dinami) f
Hebrew: ע�צ�� (otzmah) f
Hungarian: hatalom
Italian: potenza f
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Japanese: 権� (kenryoku), �� (seiryoku)
Portuguese: potência f
Russian: �ила (síla) f, де�жава (deržáva) f
Slovak: mocnosť f
Slovene: sila f
Spanish: potencia f
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trans-top|cardinality
See cardinality.
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (néngliàng) (1), �� (quánlì) (2), �� (g�ngl�) (3), � (mì) (5), �� (diàn lì) (6), �� (shìlì) (7)
ttbc|Korean: � (him) (1), �력 (gweonryeok) (2), �력 (neungryeok) (3), �력 (saeryeok) (4), �력 (jeonryeok) (5)
ttbc|Bulgarian: �ила f (1), вла�� f (2), ��епен f (5)
ttbc|Polish: si�a f (1), w�adza f (2), moc f (3), pot�ga f (5), zasilanie n (6), mocarstwo n (7)
ttbc|Romanian: putere f
ttbc|Spanish: poder m

Derived terms
top2
absolute power
Black Power
candlepower
empower
flower power
horsepower
optical power
power base
power broker
mid2
power cut
power-egg
powerful
powerless
power set
power struggle
power trip, power-trip, powertrip
superpower
white power

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).

Derived terms
power down
power up

Translations
trans-top|provide power for
Dutch: voeden
Finnish: antaa virtaa, antaa tehoa
Greek: κιν� (kinó)
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Japanese: �給�� (kyokyū-suru)
Slovene: napajati
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Physics
Category:Positive words

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• 2007-12-12 11:12 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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