H.P.

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of power equal to 746 watts

Synonyms:

H.P.; horsepower; HP

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("H.P." is a kind of...):

power unit (a measure of electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "H.P."):

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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