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Subfield of electrical engineering
Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution
Power_engineering
Power engineering software is a software used to create models, analyze or calculate the design of Power stations, Overhead power lines, Transmission
Power_engineering_software
Branch of engineering
systems engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation, control engineering, photovoltaic
Electrical_engineering
Energy Field
Power plant engineering, abbreviated as TPTL, is a branch of the field of energy engineering, and is defined as the engineering and technology required
Power_plant_engineering
Applied science and research
advanced engineering into a scientific profession and resulted in continuing technological improvements. The steam engine provided much greater power than
Engineering
Public university in Russia
Russia. It offers training in the fields of Power Engineering, Electric Engineering, Radio Engineering, Electronics, Information Technologies and Management
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow_Power_Engineering_Institute
Disciplines into which the field of engineering is conventionally divided
mechanical power for the operation of machines and mechanical systems. Engineering portal Outline of engineering outline of chemical engineering outline
List_of_engineering_branches
Strip inside switchgear for local high current distribution
In electric power distribution, a busbar (also bus bar) is a metallic strip or bar, typically housed inside switchgear, panel boards, and busway enclosures
Busbar
Sub-discipline of electrical engineering
systems, signal processing, systems engineering, computer engineering, instrumentation engineering, electric power control, photonics and robotics. The
Electronics_engineering
University in Ivanovo, Russia
Ivanovo State Power Engineering University (Russian: Ивановский государственный энергетический университет) is a higher education institution in the city
Ivanovo State Power Engineering University
Ivanovo_State_Power_Engineering_University
CPES is a government owned public sector power sector enterprise
Central Power Engineering Service (CPES) is a Group-A & Group- B Central Engineering Services under the administrative control of Ministry of Power (MoP)
Central Power Engineering Service
Central_Power_Engineering_Service
Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE) was a British engineering holding company, created through the 1968 merger of W.H. Allen, Sons and Co and Belliss
Amalgamated_Power_Engineering
Technical civil services of India
The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is a standardized test conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit officers
Engineering Services Examination
Engineering_Services_Examination
University in Obninsk, Russia
Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (Russian: Обнинский институт атомной энергетики, traditionally abbreviated ИАТЭ) is an institution of
Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering
Obninsk_Institute_for_Nuclear_Power_Engineering
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications (AUPET) (Kazakh: Алматы Энергетика және байланыс университеті, Almaty İenergetika jäne bailanys
Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications
Almaty_University_of_Power_Engineering_and_Telecommunications
Overview of and topical guide to electrical engineering
and processes. Power engineering Control engineering Electronic engineering Microelectronics Signal processing Radio-frequency engineering and Radar Telecommunications
Outline of electrical engineering
Outline_of_electrical_engineering
Branch of engineering
aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is similar, but deals with the electronics side of aerospace engineering. "Aeronautical
Aerospace_engineering
Research institute in the USSR and Russia
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering (full name: I.I. Leypunsky Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Russian: Государственный научный центр
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering
Institute_of_Physics_and_Power_Engineering
Soviet engineer (1953–1986)
graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, with the degree of specialist in engineering and automation of heat and power processes. He began his
Aleksandr_Akimov
Society of IEEE
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES), formerly the IEEE Power Engineering Society, is the oldest society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
IEEE_Power_&_Energy_Society
Graduate engineering school in Karachi, Pakistan
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, commonly known as KINPOE, is a post-graduate applied science school of the Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Karachi Institute of Power Engineering
Karachi_Institute_of_Power_Engineering
Storing surplus electricity production in chemical form
of the following: power-to-ammonia, power-to-chemicals, power-to-gas (power-to-hydrogen, power-to-methane), power to food, and power-to-heat. Electric
Power-to-X
Monthly magazine
Power Engineering is a monthly magazine dedicated to professionals in the field of power engineering and power generation. Articles are focused on new
Power_Engineering_(magazine)
Engineering and design of shipboard systems
Marine engineering is the engineering of watercrafts, ocean systems, and ocean structures. After completing this degree, one can join a ship as an officer
Marine_engineering
Software tool
Power System Simulator for Engineering (PSS®E—often written as PSS/E) is a software tool used by power system engineers to simulate electrical power transmission
Power system simulator for engineering
Power_system_simulator_for_engineering
Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure
recognising civil engineering as a profession. Its charter defined civil engineering as: the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the
Civil_engineering
Engineering discipline specializing in the design of computer hardware
electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engineering may be referred to as Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer
Computer_engineering
Technologies and Applications IEEE Medal in Power Engineering IEEE Simon Ramo Medal (for systems engineering) IEEE John von Neumann Medal (for computer-related
List_of_IEEE_awards
Engineering discipline focused on the design and operation of chemical plants
Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving
Chemical_engineering
Interdisciplinary field of engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex
Systems_engineering
Discipline of engineering
Automotive engineering, along with aerospace engineering and naval architecture, is a branch of vehicle engineering, incorporating elements of mechanical
Automotive_engineering
Systems to distribute electricity
am Neckar to Frankfurt am Main for the Electrical Engineering Exhibition in Frankfurt, where power was used to light lamps and run a water pump. In the
Electric_power_system
Broad field of engineering dealing with energy
the Federal Clean Car Incentive Program. Power engineering, often viewed as a subset of electrical engineering, focuses on the generation, transmission
Energy_engineering
British internal combustion engine manufacturer
combustion engines. Since 1989, it has been part of the Rolls-Royce Power Engineering group. More than 100,000 Crossley oil and gas engines have been built
Crossley
Material that does not conduct an electric current
Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals. (2025). Electrical World. Transmission Line Insulators: Design and Application. (2023). Power Engineering Guide. Wikimedia
Insulator_(electricity)
specialists in the power engineering and is one of three such universities in Russia. In 1930, the Kazan Power Engineering Institute trained power engineers was
Kazan State Power Engineering University
Kazan_State_Power_Engineering_University
Engineering discipline
mechanical engineering to develop as a separate field within engineering. They brought with them manufacturing machines and the engines to power them. The
Mechanical_engineering
Russian state-owned nuclear technologies company
civic nuclear power program. In 1989, Minsredmash and the Ministry of Atomic Energy merged to form the Ministry of Nuclear Engineering and Industry of
Rosatom
Numerical analysis of electric power flow
In power engineering, a power-flow study is a numerical analysis of the flow of electric power in an interconnected system. It is also known as power-flow
Power-flow_study
Object or material which allows the flow of electric charge with little energy loss
In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions
Electrical_conductor
Conversion of electrical energy from one form to another
In electrical engineering, power conversion is the process of converting electrical energy from one form to another. A power converter is an electrical
Electric_power_conversion
Below is a list of measuring instruments used in power engineering work. E-meter
List of power engineering measuring equipment
List_of_power_engineering_measuring_equipment
Branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems
Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment
Industrial_engineering
Engineering approach to software development
Software engineering is a branch of both computer science and engineering focused on designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications
Software_engineering
Public university in Beijing, China
Science Department of Electric Power Engineering Department of Thermal Power Engineering Department of Information Engineering Department of Automation Department
North China Electric Power University
North_China_Electric_Power_University
Type of undergraduate qualification
Telecommunications, Photovoltaic and Power Engineering Engineering Management — the application of engineering principles to the planning and operational
Bachelor_of_Engineering
Nuclear power plant in Karachi, Pakistan
maintaining a balance of power between India and Pakistan. In 1966, the civil engineering and construction started by the Montreal Engineering Co. which finished
Karachi_Nuclear_Power_Complex
Ratio to describe data-center efficiency
Power usage effectiveness (PUE) or power unit efficiency is a ratio that describes how efficiently a computer data center uses energy; specifically, how
Power_usage_effectiveness
Engineering discipline focused on robots
Robotics engineering is a branch of engineering that focuses on the conception, design, manufacturing, and operation of robots. It involves a multidisciplinary
Robotics_engineering
Engineering discipline that deals with control systems
Control engineering, also known as control systems engineering and, in some European countries, automation engineering, is an engineering discipline that
Control_engineering
Technical university in Germany
working groups: battery systems, power electronics, electrical machines, control engineering and electrical power engineering.[citation needed] Fraunhofer
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Technical_University_of_Applied_Sciences_Würzburg-Schweinfurt
Branch of civil engineering dealing with man-made structures
Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create
Structural_engineering
Power in alternating current systems
considered to be one of the most controversial topics in power engineering. Originally, apparent power arose merely as a figure of merit. Major delineations
AC_power
Final stage of electricity delivery to individual consumers in a power grid
electricity over longer distances became a recognized engineering roadblock to electric power distribution, with many less-than-satisfactory solutions
Electric_power_distribution
Overview of and topical guide to engineering
Computer engineering (outline) Power systems engineering Telecommunications engineering Electronic engineering (includes microelectronics engineering, microelectronics
Outline_of_engineering
Software engineering approach to designing and developing information systems
Data engineering is a software engineering approach to the building of data systems, to enable the collection and usage of data. This data is usually
Data_engineering
Applied science
Nuclear engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with designing and applying systems that utilize the energy released by nuclear processes.
Nuclear_engineering
Measurement of power meeting specifications
power quality is the degree to which the voltage, frequency, and waveform of a power supply system conform to established specifications. Good power quality
Electric_power_quality
Communication Engineering Journal Electronics & Power Electronics Education Electronics Letters Electronics Systems and Software Engineering & Technology
List of Institution of Engineering and Technology academic journals
List_of_Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology_academic_journals
Study of making products from raw materials
Process engineering is a field of study focused on the development and optimization of industrial processes. It consists of the understanding and application
Process_engineering
Branch of engineering
Manufacturing engineering or production engineering is a branch of professional engineering that shares many common concepts and ideas with other fields
Manufacturing_engineering
Process of generating electrical power
portal Renewable energy portal Engineering portal Glossary of power generation Cogeneration: the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity
Electricity_generation
University in Chita, Russia
university comprises eight schools: the School of Mining, the School of Power Engineering, the School of Construction and Ecology, the School of Law, the School
Transbaikal_State_University
Field of algorithmic training
Computational engineering is an emerging discipline that deals with the development and application of computational models for engineering, known as computational
Computational_engineering
Power engineering term
generally used in the context of power engineering to refer to all the supporting components and auxiliary systems of a power plant needed to deliver the energy
Balance_of_plant
South Korean company
KEPCO E&C (full name: KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, INC., formerly: KOPEC) is a power plant design and engineering company in South Korea. It
KEPCO_E&C
Russian educator and scientist (1929–2010)
Political Economy at Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Over the next 35 years she spent nine years at the Power Engineering Institute and 26 years at
Margarita_Zhukova
Device to perform harmonic elimination
Active power filters (APF) are filters, which can perform the job of harmonic elimination. Active power filters can be used to filter out harmonics in
Active_power_filter
Ratio of active power to apparent power
electrical engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power flowing
Power_factor
Soviet senior nuclear engineer (1960–1986)
from the Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering with a specialist degree in nuclear power plant engineering. In March 1983, Toptunov began his career
Leonid_Toptunov
Combination of electronics and mechanics
systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science and engineering, and includes a combination
Mechatronics
Academic discipline and occupational field
Transportation engineering or transport engineering is the application of engineering and scientific principles to the planning, design, construction,
Transportation_engineering
Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering (pl.: Wydział Mechaniczny Energetyki i Lotnictwa, MEL, MEiL) is located on the Central Campus of the Warsaw
Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology
Faculty_of_Power_and_Aeronautical_Engineering_of_Warsaw_University_of_Technology
Interconnected network for delivering electricity to consumers
existing, insufficient facilities. Outdated engineering – traditional tools for power delivery planning and engineering are ineffective in addressing current
Electrical_grid
Scientific study of earth materials in engineering problems
Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It
Geotechnical_engineering
Device that changes direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC)
engineering need exists for deriving an AC source from a DC source. For example, a DC-powered electronic device may contain a small inverter to power
Power_inverter
Rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit
portal EGRID Electric energy consumption Electric power system High-voltage cable Power engineering Rural electrification Smith, Clare (2001). Environmental
Electric_power
Soviet-American scientist (1935–2020)
addition, he earned an M.S. degree with distinction from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. He also held an "occasional" professorship at the Naval
Sergei_Khrushchev
Combinations between different technologies to generate electric power
Hybrid power are combinations between different technologies to produce power. In power engineering, the term 'hybrid' describes a combined power and energy
Hybrid_power
Lists of software used in various branches of engineering
These are lists of engineering software tools used for design, analysis, simulation, and management across different engineering disciplines. Comparison
Lists_of_engineering_software
Public college in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Water Conservation Engineering, Irrigation Water Management Engineering, Farm Machinery & Power Engineering, Processing & Food Engineering and Renewable Energy
College of Technology & Engineering, Udaipur
College_of_Technology_&_Engineering,_Udaipur
German company
and China. MAN Energy Solutions previously was a company in the Power Engineering business sector of MAN SE, which had been a subsidiary of Volkswagen
Everllence
Power engineering technique
In power engineering, Kron reduction is a method used to reduce or eliminate the desired node without need of repeating the steps like in Gaussian elimination
Kron_reduction
Defect that causes abnormal electric current
in Electrical Power Systems?". ElProCus - Electronic Projects for Engineering Students. February 5, 2014. Grainger, John J. (2003). Power System Analysis
Electrical_fault
Use of software for engineering design and analysis
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the general usage of technology to aid in tasks related to engineering analysis. Computer-aided engineering (CAE) includes
Computer-aided_engineering
Facility generating electric power
available in the necessary size. Building power systems out of central stations required combinations of engineering skill and financial acumen in equal measure
Power_station
American wind energy project developing company
2018. Editors of Power Engineering (August 9, 2017). "Goldwind Provides 60 MW to One Energy for Distributed Generation". Power Engineering. Retrieved May
One_Power_Company
Atomenergomash: power engineering company; produces steam generators for NPPs Atommash: by far Russia's largest nuclear engineering company designed
Nuclear_power_in_Russia
Simplest symbolic representation of an electric power system
power engineering, a single-line diagram (SLD), also sometimes called one-line diagram, is the simplest symbolic representation of an electric power system
Single-line_diagram
Extracting crude oil and natural gas
Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil
Petroleum_engineering
open-source mathematics software List of mechanical engineering journals List of power engineering software List of software for nanostructures modeling
List of mechanical engineering software
List_of_mechanical_engineering_software
Operates industrial machinery and equipment that provide energy in various forms
title "power engineer" may also refer to an engineer whose work involves power engineering, a subset of electrical engineering concerned with power systems
Stationary_engineer
Type of electrical grid
et al. (2013). "Application of smart power grid in developing countries". 2013 IEEE 7th International Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO)
Smart_grid
University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
television Electric stations Power engineering and networks Relay protection and automatization of electrical power system Power Energy supply (in brunches)
Kyrgyz_Technical_University
Electrical equipment
In electrical engineering, a flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) is a family of power-electronic based devices designed for use on
Flexible AC transmission system
Flexible_AC_transmission_system
Nuclear power plant in Obninsk, Russia (operates 1954–2002)
located at the Institute of Physics and Power Engineering. The plant is also known as APS-1 Obninsk (Atomic Power Station 1 Obninsk). It remained in operation
Obninsk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Branch of engineering
Facilities engineering evolved from plant engineering in the early 1990s as U.S. workplaces became more specialized. Practitioners preferred this term
Facilities_engineering
Government agency
1, 2009". Power Engineering. Archived from the original on 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-21. "Interview with John W. Keys III". Engineering News-Record
Bureau_of_Reclamation
Providing electrical power from shore to a ship
Shore power or shore supply is the provision of shoreside electrical power to a ship at berth allowing its engines to be shut down. While the term originates
Shore_power
Branch of electrical power engineering
branch of electrical power engineering that deals with the protection. There is an overlap between the power system protection and power system operations
Power_system_protection
POWER ENGINEERING
POWER ENGINEERING
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.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
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
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Strong Power; Hardy Power
Boy/Male
Welsh Shakespearean
Pure.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Logenthiran | லோகேநà¯à®¤à¯€à®°à®£
Power
Logenthiran | லோகேநà¯à®¤à¯€à®°à®£
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
British, English
Surname Related to Paul; Small
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 (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
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
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.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Power.
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
English : variant of Powell.North German : from a form of the personal name Paul.
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.
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POWER ENGINEERING
Girl/Female
Muslim
Proud
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Related to Veda - Ancient Original Books of Hindu
Girl/Female
British, English, French, Greek
Truthful; Kindness
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.Dutch (De Van) : metonymic occupational name for a winnower or a maker of winnowing fans, from Middle Dutch van(ne) ‘fan’.English : Western English variant of Fann.Czech (Vaň) : from a pet form of the personal name Václav, Old Czech Vęceslav (see Vacek).Ukrainian : from a short form of the personal name Ivan, Slavic form of John.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Lord Shiva; Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vedhavalli | வேதாவலà¯à®²à¯€
Name of a God
Boy/Male
Arabic
Variant of E'jaaz; Miracle; Astonishment
Boy/Male
Hindu
Complete
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Dwelling in the Soul
Female
English
Feminine form of English Marvin, MARVA means "marrow-eminent."Â
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a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
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.
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.
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.
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.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
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.
n.
A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o/ good things.
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.
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.
v. t.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
v. i.
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
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.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
a.
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
n.
Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the business was referred to a committee with power.
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.