power

power
pow•er
[[t]ˈpaʊ ər[/t]] n.
1) ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something
2) political or national strength
3) great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force
4) the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy:
power over people's minds[/ex]
5) political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, state, etc
6) legal ability, capacity, or authority
7) delegated authority; authority granted to a person or persons in a particular office or capacity:
the powers of the president[/ex]
8) a document or written statement conferring legal authority
9) a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence
10) a state or nation having international authority or influence
11) a military or naval force
12) Often, powers. a deity; divinity:
the heavenly powers[/ex]
13) rel powers, an order of angels
Compare angel 1)
14) phs Physics.
work done or energy transferred per unit of time Symbol: P II, 3), a)
15) mec mechanical energy as distinguished from hand labor:
a loom driven by power[/ex]
16) phs mec a particular form of mechanical or physical energy:
hydroelectric power[/ex]
17) mec energy, force, or momentum
18) math. Math.
a) the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times:
The third power of 2 is 8[/ex]
b) the exponent of an expression, as a in xa
19) opt
a) the magnifying capacity of a microscope, telescope, etc., expressed as the ratio of the diameter of the image to the diameter of the object
Compare magnification 2)
b) the reciprocal of the focal length of a lens
20) elm to supply with electricity or other means of power
21) to give power to; make powerful
22) to inspire; spur
23) mec elm (of a fuel, engine, or any source able to do work) to supply force to operate (a machine)
24) power up, to prepare to operate or do work:
to power up a computer; powered up for the final match[/ex]
25) cvb elm operated or driven by a motor or electricity:
a power mower; power tools[/ex]
26) aum mec operated by a procedure in which manual effort is supplemented or replaced by hydraulic, mechanical, or electric means:
power brakes[/ex]
27) cvb elm conducting electricity:
a power cable[/ex]
28) inf Informal. expressing power; involving or characteristic of those having authority or influence:
a power breakfast[/ex]
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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME pouer(e), poer(e) < AF poueir, poer, n. use of inf.: to be able < VL *potēre, for L posse to be able, have power. See potent I

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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