| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Being equine.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "HORSE-POWER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HORSE-POWER
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Horse-power A measure of force. Watt estimated the "force" of a London dray-horse, working eight hours a day, at 33,000 foot-pounds (q.v.) per minute. In calculating the horse-power of a steam-engine the following is the formula: - 2: A, area (in inches) of the piston. 3: Times A times L times N33,000 deduct 10 for friction. 4: N, number of strokes per minute. 5: L, length (in feet) of the stroke. 6: P, pressure (in lbs.) per sq. inch on the piston. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HORSE-POWER
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fractional horse-power condensing unit | Physics | A condensing unit including a compressor driven by a motor of less than 1 hp. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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