power

English

/ˈpaʊə(ɹ)/, /paə/, /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Ability to do or undergo something.
  • (social) Ability to coerce, influence or control.
  • (physical) Effectiveness.
  • (colloquial) A large amount or number.
  • Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
  • (physics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
  • (mathematics)
  • (biblical) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English poer derived from Old French poeir derived from Latin *potēre, posse, possum (be able) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (be, exist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁es-

Gloss

be, exist

Concept
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Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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