POWER
What does "POWER" mean?
The ability to do something or to control people, events, or outcomes.
Meanings
- The capacity or authority to act, direct, or influence others. The committee held the power to overturn the ruling.
- Physical energy or force that does work, especially electricity. The storm knocked out power to half the city.
- In physics, the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, measured in watts. The engine delivers more power at higher revolutions. technical
- The result of multiplying a number by itself a given number of times. Two to the third power is eight. technical
- To supply with energy or drive the operation of something. Solar panels power the whole house in summer.
Did you know?
- The unit of power, the watt, honors James Watt - but it only became an official SI base-derived unit in 1960, nearly 140 years after his death.
Word origin
From Old French 'poeir' (to be able), from Vulgar Latin 'potere', a reshaping of Latin 'posse' (to be able); the noun came to mean 'ability' then 'authority'.
Remember it
POWER hides 'OWE': real power means others owe their outcomes to you.
A little poem
A switch, a fist, a watt, a vote-
all the same hunger wearing coats.
The grid hums; somewhere a candle gloats.
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Wordplay
- I tried to write a song about electricity, but I couldn't find the right power chord.
What it teaches
Power is only the ability to act; what you act for is the part nobody hands you.
Quick facts
What does POWER mean?
The ability to do something or to control people, events, or outcomes.
Is POWER a valid word?
Yes — POWER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is POWER?
POWER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does POWER come from?
From Old French 'poeir' (to be able), from Vulgar Latin 'potere', a reshaping of Latin 'posse' (to be able); the noun came to mean 'ability' then 'authority'.
What can POWER teach us?
Power is only the ability to act; what you act for is the part nobody hands you.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.