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horsepower
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun horsepower has 1 sense
- horsepower(n = noun.quantity) h.p., hp - a unit of power equal to 746 watts; Array is a kind of power unit
has parts: w, watt
OXFORD DICTIONARY
horsepower, n. (pl. same)
1 an imperial unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (about 750 watts).
1 an imperial unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds per second (about 750 watts).
Usage
Abbr.: hp.
2 the power of an engine etc. measured in terms of this.
2 the power of an engine etc. measured in terms of this.
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