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Power Division (Bengali: বিদ্যুৎ বিভাগ) is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources responsible for
Power_Division
Division of the Government of Pakistan
The Power Division of the Ministry of Energy is an administrative and bureaucratic department to oversee the policy matters in electricity generation,
Power_Division_(Pakistan)
American nuclear power company
Electric Company LLC is an American nuclear power company formed in 1999 from the nuclear power division of the original Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse_Electric_Company
Government ministry of Bangladesh
primary fuels. The MPEMR has two Divisions headed by two secretaries: Power Division Energy and Mineral Resources Division The ministerial team at the MPEMR
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Ministry_of_Power,_Energy_and_Mineral_Resources
Russian state-owned nuclear technologies company
Russia's nuclear power plants and represents the electric power division of the state corporation Rosatom. As of December 2022, 35 nuclear power plant units
Rosatom
Means for multiple terminals to communicate over one medium
power modulation to refine spatial transmission patterns. Power-division multiple access (PDMA) scheme is based on using variable transmission power between
Channel_access_method
Ministry of the Government of Pakistan
its deputies) and secretaries of each division to implement the MoE's policies and works. In spite of nuclear power serving as a critical component of the
Ministry_of_Energy_(Pakistan)
Radio technology devices
Power dividers (also power splitters and, when used in reverse, power combiners) and directional couplers are passive devices used mostly in the field
Power dividers and directional couplers
Power_dividers_and_directional_couplers
German energy corporation
energy corporation formed through the spin-off of the former Gas and Power division of Siemens, and it includes full ownership of Siemens Gamesa. Christian
Siemens_Energy
Coal-fired power station in Bangladesh
with help from the NTPC. According to the sources in the Bangladesh Power Division, the joint venture company will enjoy a 15-year tax holiday. This project
Rampal_Power_Station
American nuclear technology company
NRECA's Energy and Power Division, said SMRs like NuScale's are ideal for rural towns that need small power plants. NuScale power plants are expected
NuScale_Power
Major American manufacturing company (1886–1997)
original lines of business to survive this process was the nuclear power division, which was sold to BNFL in 1999 and re-formed as Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the republican
Government_of_Pakistan
Power circuit in microwave engineering
Unequal/Asymmetric Division Through Wilkinson Divider If the arms for port 2 and 3 are connected with un-equal impedances, then asymmetric division of power can be
Wilkinson_power_divider
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) is a Public Limited Company under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Dhaka Power Distribution Company
Dhaka_Power_Distribution_Company
Division of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Counterterrorism Division (CTD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CTD investigates terrorist threats
FBI_Counterterrorism_Division
Power system operator in Bangladesh
Introduction at Power Division website of Bangladesh". "Power Division-PGCB". Retrieved 2016-10-03. "Siemens bags Rs 217 crore order from Power Grid company
Power_Grid_Bangladesh
State-owned energy company in Taiwan
Service Division Transmission System Division Nuclear Power Division Power Generation Division Taiwan portal Energy portal Companies portal Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan_Power_Company
Power distribution company in Pakistan
electric supply companies in Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority Ministry of Energy (Power Division) Government of Pakistan "Home Page - Peshawar
Peshawar Electric Supply Company
Peshawar_Electric_Supply_Company
Axis planning efforts during World War II
whose parts were mutually dependent on each other. It instead proposed a division that would follow existing international boundaries, along the eastern
Axis powers negotiations on the division of Asia
Axis_powers_negotiations_on_the_division_of_Asia
Japanese steelmaker
the three pillars of the Materials Division, the Machinery Division and the Power Division. The materials division has a high market share in wire rods
Kobe_Steel
American industrial company
Programmed Power Corporation, expanding the company's power division capabilities to include the design and manufacture of uninterruptible power supplies
Vertiv
Technical school operated by the U.S. Navy
Rickover became chief of a new section in the Bureau of Ships, the Nuclear Power Division, he began work with Alvin M. Weinberg, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nuclear_Power_School
New Zealand hydroelectricity scheme
Rangipo Power Project". Press. 3 August 1973 – via Papers Past. Rangipo Power Scheme: audit of environmental impact report prepared by Power Division of Ministry
Tongariro_Power_Scheme
split into two divisions. Most of the former Alliance clubs joined the new Second Division, while the original league became the First Division, with promotion
List of English football champions
List_of_English_football_champions
Electric power company serving the Western United States
MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a division of Berkshire Hathaway, for $5.1 billion in cash. In a July 2006 reorganization, Pacific Power's territory in central and
PacifiCorp
Bangladeshi power company
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Power Division, and Energy and Mineral Resources Division. It was created around Ashuganj Power Plant which
Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited
Ashuganj_Power_Station_Company_Limited
Ability to influence the behaviour of others
political science, power is the ability to influence or direct the actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors, usually through law. Power does not exclusively
Power_(social_and_political)
new administration. Bangladesh has a unique system for the transfer of power: at the end of a government’s term, authority is temporarily handed over
Government_of_Bangladesh
structures such as lighthouses. In 1960, the CSIR established a Wind Power Division as part of the new National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL) in Bangalore
Wind_power_in_India
Former U.S. Army program
The Army Nuclear Power Program (ANPP) was a program of the United States Army to develop small nuclear reactors to generate electrical and space-heating
Army_Nuclear_Power_Program
American facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Westinghouse's Nuclear Power Division adapted the PWR design for commercial use and built the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
Bettis_Atomic_Power_Laboratory
Group of top-level American college football conferences
Association's Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation, and are considered the most elite conferences within that tier. Power conferences
Power_conferences
Territorial entity for administration purposes
administrative authority with the power to take administrative or policy decisions for its area. Administrative divisions are often used as polygons in geospatial
Administrative_division
Holding company in electricity sector of Pakistan
Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and used to operate as a division of the Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan). PEPCO was incorporated in 1998 in pursuance
Pakistan Electric Power Company
Pakistan_Electric_Power_Company
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
Owen Power (born November 22, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League
Owen_Power
Indian defence manufacturing company
Tata Power SED (Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division) is an Indian defence manufacturing company and a part of the Tata Group. It was a unit of Tata
Tata_Power_SED
Academic journal
has been known by several names: Journal of the Power Division (1956-1978) Journal of the Energy Division (1979-1982) Journal of Energy Engineering (1983–present)
Journal_of_Energy_Engineering
US electrical utility company
purchased the division from Dominion Resources in 1986, of which it had operated as the West Virginia Power division of Virginia Electric & Power Company (VEPCO)
Allegheny_Energy
Nation or block with steadily rising influence in world affairs
An emerging power or rising power is a sovereign state or union of states with significant rising influence in global affairs. Such a power aspires to
Emerging_power
Active US Army formation
the division's motto: "Steadfast and Loyal". The second nickname, "Iron Horse", has been adopted to underscore the speed and power of the division and
4th Infantry Division (United States)
4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Power and electric company
North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) is a state-owned power and electric company located in UTC Building (Level 3 & 4), 8 Panthapath, Kawranbazar
Northwest Power Generation Company
Northwest_Power_Generation_Company
Pakistani home appliances manufacturer
two segments: power and appliances. The former includes manufacturing of power transformers and energy meters, while the latter division assembles and
PEL_(company)
Pakistani politician
Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division), and previously served as Minister of State for Finance, Revenue, and Power, in office since 17 May 2024. Previously
Ali_Pervaiz_Malik
Coal mine in Emery County, Utah, United States
PacifiCorp Energy (a division of power utility company PacifiCorp). Most of the coal is shipped by truck to Hunter Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant owned
Wilberg_Mine
Administrative headquarters of the Government of Bangladesh
Higher Education Division B. Technical And Madrasha Education Division Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Power Division B. Energy and Mineral
Bangladesh_Secretariat
Power generated from nuclear reactions
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion
Nuclear_power
Electric utility in Dhaka, Bangladesh
public limited company. The company is now under the Power Division of the Bangladesh Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and serving a total
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited
Dhaka_Electric_Supply_Company_Limited
Electricity generation by nuclear fusion
Fusion power is a potential method of electric power generation from heat released by nuclear fusion reactions. In fusion, two light atomic nuclei combine
Fusion_power
State owned power distribution company at south-western zone in Bangladesh
zone of Bangladesh Power Development Board which included Khulna Division, Barisal Division, and greater Faridpur region (Padma Division) was placed under
West Zone Power Distribution Company
West_Zone_Power_Distribution_Company
American teen action television series
Power Rangers RPM is a television series and the sixteenth entry of the Power Rangers franchise, and is an adaptation of Engine Sentai Go-onger, the thirty-second
Power_Rangers_RPM
Bangladeshi civil servant
Rahman, is a Bangladeshi civil servant and Secretary of the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. He is the chairperson of
Habibur Rahman (civil servant)
Habibur_Rahman_(civil_servant)
Political union of partially self-governing territories under a national government
the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is constitutionally entrenched
Federation
Association football club in Zambia
Power Dynamos Football Club is a Zambian professional football club based in Kitwe that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games
Power_Dynamos_F.C.
Administrative post of the Ministry of Energy
The Power Secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: معتمدِ توانائی پاکستان) is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Energy (Power Division). The position holder
Power_Secretary_of_Pakistan
Comparisons of national wealth are also frequently made based on purchasing power parity (PPP), to adjust for differences in the cost of living in different
List of countries by GDP (nominal)
List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
Nation that has great political, social, and economic influence on a global scale
A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically
Great_power
Measure of prices in different countries
Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a measure of the price of specific goods in different countries and is used to compare the absolute purchasing power of the
Purchasing_power_parity
Wind energy company
Renewable Energy, S.A. was formed in 2017 in a merger of Siemens Wind Power division with Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A.; it is a Spanish-German wind
Siemens_Gamesa
Manufacturing company
PetroTechnik – 2010 Flex-ing – 2012 Wadcorpp – 2014 Midtronics (Stationary Power Division) – 2018 Headwater Companies, LLC is a collection of groundwater distributors
Franklin_Electric
Nuclear reactor that killed 3 in 1961
Stationary Low-Power Reactor Number One, also known as SL-1, initially the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR), was a United States Army experimental nuclear
SL-1
Japanese multinational electronics corporation
Lithium Polymer battery company based in Hong Kong 2005: Lambda Power Division, a group of power supply businesses of London-based Invensys PLC. 2008: Epcos
TDK
American slap fighting promotion company
Power Slap is an American slap fighting promotion company owned by Dana White, the chief executive officer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Power_Slap
Organogram demonstrating structure of the Power Division in..." Research Gate. Retrieved 18 July 2019. "Power projects go slow". The Daily Star. 21 August
Power_Cell
English association football league
the Premier Divisions are two regional divisions, Division One Central and Division One South, which are at step 4 of the NLS. These divisions are, in turn
Southern_Football_League
Cameroonian mixed martial artist and boxer (born 1986)
Known for his punching power, Ngannou was widely viewed as the most destructive pure puncher in the UFC's heavyweight division; he ended seven of his
Francis_Ngannou
Electric utility company
NB Power into a holding company with four divisions: NB Power Distribution and Customer Service, NB Power Generation, NB Power Nuclear, and NB Power Transmission
NB_Power
South Korean conglomerate
Han River. In 2016, the Power Systems PU developed Korea's first 15MW-class tidal power generator and the POK Business Division obtained automotive management
Hyosung
Defunct transport and utility company of Portland, Oregon
it also continued to sell electric power. The name, Portland General Electric (PGE), remained in use as a division of PRL&P and, after subsequent reorganizations
Portland Railway, Light and Power Company
Portland_Railway,_Light_and_Power_Company
Defunct electric utility company
Colorado Power Company which was later changed to Centel Electric-Southern Colorado Power Division. Centel in Kansas was previously Western Power and Gas
Aquila,_Inc.
International neo-Nazi terrorist network
Atomwaffen Division had engaged in several mass murder plots, plans to cripple public water systems and plans to destroy parts of the continental US power transmission
Atomwaffen_Division
Nuclear power plant located on Tennessee River, Alabama
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant is located on the Tennessee River near Decatur and Athens, Alabama, on the north side (right bank) of Wheeler Lake
Browns_Ferry_Nuclear_Plant
Form of government
Autocracy is a form of government in which absolute power is held by one person, known as an autocrat. It includes both absolute monarchies and dictatorships
Autocracy
Study and taxonomy of types of power
In a notable study of power conducted by social psychologists John R. P. French and Bertram Raven in 1959, power is divided into five separate and distinct
French and Raven's bases of power
French_and_Raven's_bases_of_power
Elementwise product of two matrices
seen in the mathematical literature, namely the Hadamard root and Hadamard power (which are in effect the same thing because of fractional indices), defined
Hadamard_product_(matrices)
Divisions in Uttar Pradesh
administrative divisions. Within these 18 divisions, there are a total of 75 districts. The following table shows the name of each division, its administrative
Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh
Administrative_divisions_of_Uttar_Pradesh
Hydroelectric power station in Wales
The Dinorwig Power Station (Welsh: Gorsaf Bŵer Dinorwig, pronounced [dɪˈnɔrwɪɡ]), known locally as Electric Mountain, or Mynydd Gwefru, is a pumped-storage
Dinorwig_Power_Station
American electrical company
Southern Division Legal Action Against Alabama Power Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Legal Actions Against Duke Energy and Alabama Power Archived
Alabama_Power
Austrian company
(AQCS) business from GE Steam Power. Another large acquisition of Andritz was the purchase of the hydroelectric power division of VA Technologie in 2006,
Andritz_AG
American integrated circuit manufacturer
December 1998, Fairchild announced the acquisition of Samsung's power division, which made power MOSFETs, IGBTs, etc. The deal was finalized in April 1999 for
Fairchild_Semiconductor
American construction and mining equipment firm
divesting certain assets, including the Marion division. Global Industrial Technologies sold the Marion Power Shovel Company, which had revenues of US$114
Marion_Power_Shovel_Company
Former electric utility company in Northwest Florida, U.S.
former GPC territory is currently administered as FPL Northwest Division. Gulf Power had a service territory of 7,550 square miles (19,600 km2) in eight
Gulf_Power_Company
American multinational corporation
industry. On December 1, 2016, Platinum Equity acquired Emerson’s Network Power division for more than $4 billion, rebranding the business as Vertiv. In July
Emerson_Electric
Association football club in England
Walkers Stadium in 2002. The stadium was renamed to the present day King Power Stadium in 2011. Leicester City have won seven prominent trophies within
Leicester_City_F.C.
Mass power outages triggered by snow and ice storms
In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States
2021_Texas_power_crisis
Pakistani physicist
is mostly spent at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear power division before chairing the agency, and went to serve in the Musharraf administration
Parvez_Butt
Administrative secretariat to the prime minister of Pakistan
The Cabinet Division is an administrative secratariat responsible for administration of the Government of Pakistan. The Cabinet Division provides bureaucratic
Cabinet Secretariat (Pakistan)
Cabinet_Secretariat_(Pakistan)
Electric utility in Washington, U.S.
Pierce County. It is a division of the Tacoma Public Utilities and owns the Click! Network, developed by Steven Klein, Tacoma Power's former superintendent
Tacoma_Power
American actor (1973–2022)
and mixed martial artist, best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers television franchise. Jason David Frank was born in Covina, California
Jason_David_Frank
Arithmetic operation
Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic. The other operations are addition, subtraction, and multiplication. What is being divided is
Division_(mathematics)
Electric utility company in Florida, U.S.
FPL's service territory into Northwest Florida. Gulf Power continued to operate as a separate division within FPL until rate consolidation was approved by
Florida_Power_&_Light
Bangladesh owned power utility
of Bangladesh Power Development Board. It is responsible for the distribution of electricity in Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. The plan to create
Northern_Electricity_Supply
Mathematical expression with disputed status
Zero to the power of zero, denoted as 00, is a mathematical expression with different interpretations depending on the context. In certain areas of mathematics
Zero_to_the_power_of_zero
Family of personal computers released by Apple Computer
The Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc as the core of the Macintosh
Power_Macintosh
split from the SECV in November 1993, when former Morwell Briquette and Power division was established as a government business enterprise named Energy Brix
Energy_Brix_Power_Station
Thai duty-free shop
Football Investments (AFI), owned by King Power Group's Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. On 16 May 2017, Belgian First Division B team Oud-Heverlee Leuven announced
King_Power
Form of government ruled by a monarch, or a polity with this form of government
political power is legally passed on to the family members of the monarch, a head of state who rules for life. While monarchs gain their power depending
Monarchy
Top-level subdivisions of Canada
provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian
Provinces and territories of Canada
Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada
Active air assault division of the United States Army
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations
101st_Airborne_Division
Capacity of a state to deploy and sustain military forces outside its territory
Power projection (or force projection or strength projection) in international relations is the capacity of a state to deploy and sustain forces outside
Power_projection
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
British, English
Surname Related to Paul; Small
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk)
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk) : occupational name for someone who mowed pasture lands to provide hay, from an agent derivative of Middle English mow(en) ‘mow’ (Old English mÄwen).Welsh : nickname from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore 6).German (Möwer) : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mÅven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin)
Irish (Leinster and Munster) and English (of Norman origin) : habitational name for someone from Pois, a place in Picardy (said to have been named with Old French pois ‘fish’ because of its well-stocked river), from Old French Pohier ‘native of Pois’.English : nickname for a poor man, or ironically for a miser, from Middle English, Old French povre, poure ‘poor’ (Latin pauper). Woulfe gives this also as the meaning of the Norman Irish name, which in early records is found as le Poer, believing it to be a nickname for someone who has taken a vow of poverty.
Boy/Male
Welsh Shakespearean
Pure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Logenthiran | லோகேநà¯à®¤à¯€à®°à®£
Power
Logenthiran | லோகேநà¯à®¤à¯€à®°à®£
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a vain or proud man, from Middle English po ‘peacock’. Compare Peacock.Welsh : variant of Pugh.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : regional name for someone from the district north of Paris known in Old French as Gohiere.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of the various places in northern France called Gouy (from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gaudius + the locative suffix -acum), with the addition of the Anglo-Norman French suffix -er.English : from a Norman personal name, Go(h)ier, cognate with the Old English name mentioned at Gooder.Welsh : from the peninsula in southern Wales, of which the Welsh name is Gŵyr.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gauer.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
Hindu
Power
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Powell.North German : from a form of the personal name Paul.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone from Posa or Poserna, south of Merseburg, or a variant of Pose (see Posey).English : variant of Peiser.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Strong Power; Hardy Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Power.
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Wanderer; Adventurous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Indian
Ford Near the Cliff; Name of a Place; Near a Slope
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Hebrew
Blessed; From the Happy Meadow
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
The Light of Name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whitley.
Biblical
in affliction
Girl/Female
Tamil
Saint
Boy/Male
African, American, Arabic, British, Chinese, English
Companion; Friend
Girl/Female
Tamil
Jayitri | ஜாயிதà¯à®°à¯€
Victorious
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
POWER DIVISION
a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
n.
Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as, the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a weight at the other end.
n.
Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
n.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
n.
Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.
n.
The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an engine of twenty horse power.
n.
Mental or moral ability to act; one of the faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as, the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing, fearing, hoping, etc.
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
n.
A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
a.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
n.
The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and a cube is third power, of a number.
a.
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
v. i.
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
n.
Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm.
n.
The agent exercising an ability to act; an individual invested with authority; an institution, or government, which exercises control; as, the great powers of Europe; hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.
v. t.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.