noun Download 🔗Share Ability to do or undergo something. Examples : "The child's drawing powers amazed her teacher. " ability function energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (social) Ability to coerce, influence or control. Examples : "The principal's powers allow her to suspend students who break the rules. " politics government society ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (physical) Effectiveness. Examples : "After months of physical therapy, the athlete's powers were returning, and she could finally run without pain. " ability physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large amount or number. Examples : "The library has powers of books available for students to borrow. " amount number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw). Examples : "the mechanical powers" technology physics machine part technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The car's powers were demonstrated as it quickly accelerated up the steep hill, overcoming gravity's force in a short amount of time. " physics energy science math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "In math class, we learned that squares and cubes are examples of powers, where a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Cardinality. Examples : "The set of all possible outcomes when flipping two coins has powers of four (e.g., heads-heads, heads-tails, tails-heads, tails-tails). " math number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true. Examples : ""The study's powers were low, meaning there was a small chance of detecting a real difference between the two groups if one actually existed." " statistics math theory Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme. Examples : "In some Christian traditions, the "Powers" are believed to be a rank of angels responsible for maintaining order and battling evil forces. " theology religion mythology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device). Examples : "This CD player is powered by batteries." technology electronics utility energy machine electric device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit or kick something forcefully. Examples : "The soccer player powers the ball into the net. " action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enable or provide the impetus for. Examples : ""Eating a good breakfast powers me through the morning." " energy technology ability action machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
