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power failure
equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
power failure meaning(s)
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- (n) equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
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- A major power failure strikes cities across the Northeast.
- A power failure caused by two men in a manhole, of all things, prevented the judge's words from entering cyberspace.
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power grid
a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout…
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power hammer
a power tool for drilling rocks
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power hunger
a drive to acquire power
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power law
(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases…
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power line
cable used to distribute electricity
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power loading
the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
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power loom
a loom operated mechanically
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power meter
a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
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power module
module that provides power to operate other modules
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power mower
a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor
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power of appointment
authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to…
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power of attorney
a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
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power outage
equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
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power pack
a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular…
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power plant
an electrical generating station
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power play
an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation…
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power point
a wall socket
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power politics
diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain…
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power pylon
a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
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power saw
a power tool for cutting wood
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power series
the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable
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power service
a public utility that provides electricity
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power shovel
a machine for excavating