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power noun

  /ˈpaʊ̯.ə/ , /ˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ , /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/ , /ˈpaʊ̯ɹ/ , /ˈpæʊ̯.ə/ , [ˈpæɔ̯ə] , [ˈpʰaə] , [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɚ] , [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɹ] , [ˈpʰaː] , [ˈpʰæʊ̯ə] , [ˈpʰɑː] , [ˈpʰɛəː]
  • (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
  • (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
  • Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
  • A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
 macht
  • (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
 vermogen
  • Physical force or strength.
 kracht
  • (metonymically) An influential nation, company, or other such body.
 grootmacht, mogendheid
  • Electricity or a supply of electricity.
 elektriciteit, spanning, stroom, toevoer, voeding
  • (biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
 machten
  • The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
 vergroting

power verb

  /ˈpaʊ̯.ə/ , /ˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ , /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/ , /ˈpaʊ̯ɹ/ , /ˈpæʊ̯.ə/ , [ˈpæɔ̯ə] , [ˈpʰaə] , [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɚ] , [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɹ] , [ˈpʰaː] , [ˈpʰæʊ̯ə] , [ˈpʰɑː] , [ˈpʰɛəː]
  • (transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
 voeden

powerful adjective

  /ˈpaʊəfəl/ , /ˈpaʊɚfəl/
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
 machtig
power supply
stroomtoevoer, voeding
water power
waterkracht
power of attorney
volmacht, volmachtbrief
nuclear power
atoomenergie, kernenergie, kernmacht, kernmogendheid
nuclear power plant
kerncentrale
wind power
windenergie
purchasing power
koopkracht
power-hungry
energieverslindend, machtsgeil, machtshongerig
power station
energiecentrale, krachtcentrale
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