Vi fant 14 definisjoner av power på engelsk.
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| 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" | ||
| powerfulness | ||
| powerlessness, impotence, impotency the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | ||
| powerful having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" | ||
| powerless lacking power | ||
| quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | ||
| effectiveness, potency, strength power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | ||
| valence, valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) | ||
| valence, valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) | ||
| preponderance exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale" | ||
| puissance power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote" | ||
| persuasiveness, strength the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" | ||
| irresistibility, irresistibleness the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist | ||
| interestingness, interest the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" | ||
| throttlehold, chokehold, stranglehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" | ||
| sway controlling influence | ||
| influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort | ||
| repellant, repellent the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" | ||
| control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" | ||
| legal power, jurisdiction (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" | ||
| disposal the act or means of getting rid of something | ||
| free will, discretion the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | ||
| veto a vote that blocks a decision | ||
| power - 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" | ||
| force | ||
| causal agency, causal agent, cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | ||
| steamroller, juggernaut vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements | ||
| influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort | ||
| power - (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) | ||
| physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy | ||
| natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | ||
| electric power, electrical power, wattage the product of voltage and current | ||
| power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" | ||
| ability | ||
| inability lacking the power to perform | ||
| able (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project" | ||
| cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||
| know-how the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something | ||
| leadership the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" | ||
| intelligence the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||
| aptitude inherent ability | ||
| bilingualism the ability to speak two languages colloquially | ||
| mental ability, capacity a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" | ||
| creative thinking, creativeness, creativity the ability to create | ||
| originality the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) | ||
| science, skill a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" | ||
| acquirement, accomplishment, skill, attainment, acquisition the action of accomplishing something | ||
| hand physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores" | ||
| superior skill more than ordinary ability | ||
| power - (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 office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" | ||
| office | ||
| state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" | ||
| governing, government activity, governance, government, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" | ||
| executive clemency the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction | ||
| power - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself | ||
| exponent, index | ||
| mathematical notation a notation used by mathematicians | ||
| degree a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" | ||
| power - physical strength | ||
| might, mightiness | ||
| strength the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" | ||
| power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | ||
| world power, major power, great power, superpower | ||
| body politic, res publica, commonwealth, nation, country, state, land a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another | ||
| power - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" | ||
| baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, top executive, tycoon | ||
| businessman, man of affairs a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) | ||
Verb |
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| power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" | ||
| cater, supply, ply, provide supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets | ||
| drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | ||
