Definition of power

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Power (n.) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and usually in the microscope, the number of times it multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it multiplies the apparent surface..

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Puissant :: Puissant (a.) Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire..
Relish :: Relish (n.) A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing..
Think :: Think (v. t.) To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.
Heartrending :: Heartrending (a.) Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.
Satellite :: Satellite (n.) An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent..
Carburize :: Carburize (v. t.) To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of volatile hydrocarbons.
Overcrow :: Overcrow (v. t.) To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term..
Jaguar :: "Jaguar (n.) A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger..
Elective :: Elective (a.) Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act..
Vicarial :: Vicarial (a.) Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power..
Contemplative :: Contemplative (a.) Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative faculties..
Potently :: Potently (adv.) With great force or energy; powerfully; efficaciously.
Appoint :: Appoint (v. t.) To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
Authority :: Authority (n.) Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court..
Self-begetten :: Self-begetten (a.) Begotten by one's self, or one's own powers..
Citatory :: Citatory (a.) Having the power or form of a citation; as, letters citatory..
Educate :: Educate (v. t.) To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc.,; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat..
Tyranny :: Tyranny (n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government..
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