HORSEPOWER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A unit of power equal to 746 watts

Synonyms:

H.P.; horsepower; HP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("horsepower" is a kind of...):

power unit (a measure of electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "horsepower"):

W; watt (a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)

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