power
adj : supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power brakes";
"power-assisted steering" [syn: {power-assisted}, {power(a)}]
n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of
nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"
[syn: {powerfulness}, {potency}] [ant: {powerlessness}]
2: (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (◦
joules/second)
3: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities)
required to do something or get something done; "danger
heightened his powers of discrimination" [syn: {ability}]
[ant: {inability}]
4: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
world [syn: {world power}, {major power}, {great power}, {superpower}]
5: (of a government or government official) holding an office
means being in power; "being in office already gives a
candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in
power" [syn: {office}]
6: one possessing or exercising power or influence or
authority: "the mysterious presence of an evil power";
"may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" [syn: {force}]
7: physical strength [syn: {might}, {mightiness}]
8: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {index}]
9: a very wealthy or powerful businessman: "an oil baron" [syn:
{baron}, {big businessman}, {business leader}, {king}, {magnate},
{mogul}, {top executive}, {tycoon}]
v : supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The
gasoline powers the engines"