superpower

English

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) Excessive or superior power.
  • (countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the Soviet Union or United States.
  • (countable) A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
  • (obsolete) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
  • (mathematics) A tetration (also known as a power tower and the inverse of a superlogarithm).

Etymology

Prefix from English power.

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power

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