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HORSEPOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of power equal to 746 watts
Synonyms:
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)