āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
the ability to control or have an effect on things or people
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She used her power to help others in need.
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02
āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
the ability to do or achieve something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Renewable energy sources have the power to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
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03
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
the ability to exert force or perform physically demanding tasks
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her power and endurance helped her win the marathon.
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04
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
the energy that is obtained through different means, such as electrical or solar, to operate different equipment or machines
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers are developing new ways to generate power from renewable sources.
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4.1
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
electrical energy used to light, heat, and run devices
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The blackout left the entire neighborhood without power for hours.
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05
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
(physics) the measure of the rate at which work is done, and is typically measured in watts, which are equivalent to joules per second
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The light bulb consumes 60 watts of power.
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06
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
(mathematics) the exponent in an expression, indicating how many times a base is multiplied by itself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To find the power of 2 in 2 ^ 5, we see the power is 5.
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07
āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
a person or entity that holds significant influence or authority over others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mayor is a power in local politics, shaping many key decisions.
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08
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
a nation with significant influence and authority on a global scale
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
China has emerged as a power with a strong global presence.
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to power
01
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻāϰāĻž
to supply with the needed energy to make something work
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The battery in my laptop can power it for up to 10 hours on a single charge.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
powerful
powerless
power
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