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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)