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31power — [pou′ər] n. [ME pouer < OFr poeir, earlier poter, orig. inf. < VL * potere, to be able, for L posse, to be able: see POTENT] 1. ability to do, act, or produce 2. a specific ability or faculty [the power of hearing] 3. great ability to do,… …
32Water frame — Wa ter frame A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power. [1913 Webster] …
33Water wheel — This article is about the machine for converting energy of flowing or falling water. For paddle wheels used to propel watercraft, see paddle wheel ship. For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water… …
34water — As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has the same meaning in law as in common speech; but in another sense, and especially in the plural, it may designate a body of water, such as a river, a lake, or an ocean, or an… …
35Water conflicts — IntroductionAccording to the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, [Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (Department of Political Science, University of Heidelberg); Conflict Barometer 2007:Crises – Wars –… …
36Water frame — The water frame is the name given to the spinning frame, when water power was used to drive it. Both are credited to Richard Arkwright who patented and exploited the technology in 1762. It was based on an invention by Thomas Highs and the patent… …
37power — n. authority 1) to assume, take; exercise, wield; seize; transfer power 2) emergency; executive; political power 3) discretionary powers 4) power over (they seized power over several provinces) 5) the power to + inf. (the prime minister has the… …
38Power loom — The first power loom, a mechanized loom powered by a drive shaft, was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785, later to be perfected by William Horrocks. It allowed textile making to be done far faster than if a human had… …
39power loom — noun a loom operated mechanically • Hypernyms: ↑loom * * * power drill, power lathe, power loom or power press noun A drill, lathe, loom or press worked by electricity or other form of power such as water or steam • • • Main Entry: ↑power * * * …
40power — The right, ability, authority, or faculty of doing something. Authority to do any act which the grantor might himself lawfully perform. Porter v. Household Finance Corp. of Columbus, D.C.Ohio, 385 F.Supp. 336, 341. A power is an ability on the… …
