[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

accumulation \accu`mula"tion\, n. l. accumulatio; cf. f.
   accumulation.
   1. the act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated,
      or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of
      earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.
      1913 webster

   2. law the concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
      1913 webster

   accumulation of energy or power, the storing of energy by
      means of weights lifted or masses put in motion;
      electricity stored.

   an accumulation of degrees eng. univ., the taking of
      several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or
      than is allowed by the rules.
      1913 webster
see also:
accumulation of energy power an accumulation of degrees 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

power \pow"er\, n. zool.
   same as poor, the fish.
   1913 webster
see also:
poor 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

power \pow"er\, n. oe. pouer, poer, of. poeir, pooir, f.
   pouvoir, n.  v., fr. ll. potere, for l. posse, potesse, to
   be able, to have power. see possible, potent, and cf.
   posse comitatus.
   1. ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the
      faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for
      action or performance; capability of producing an effect,
      whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of
      great power; the power of capillary attraction; money
      gives power. "one next himself in power, and next in
      crime." --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength,
      force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in
      moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in
      producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm. "the power
      of fancy." --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted
      upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as,
      great power of endurance.
      1913 webster

            power, then, is active and passive; faculty is
            active power or capacity; capacity is passive power.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  hamilton.
      1913 webster

   4. the exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the
      exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion;
      sway; command; government.
      1913 webster

            power is no blessing in itself but when it is
            employed to protect the innocent.     --swift.
      1913 webster

   5. the agent exercising an ability to act; an individual
      invested with authority; an institution, or government,
      which exercises control; as, the great powers of europe;
      hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity.
      "the powers of darkness." --milton.
      1913 webster

            and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
                                                  --matt. xxiv.
                                                  29.
      1913 webster

   6. a military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host.
      --spenser.
      1913 webster

            never such a power . . .
            was levied in the body of a land.     --shak.
      1913 webster

   7. a large quantity; a great number; as, a power o? good
      things. colloq. --richardson.
      1913 webster

   8. mech.
      a the rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or
          mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other
          machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an
          engine of twenty horse power.
          1913 webster

   note: the english unit of power used most commonly is the
         horse power. see horse power.
         1913 webster
      b a mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical
          energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand
          power, etc.
      c applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,
          the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a
          weight at the other end.
          1913 webster

   note: this use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,
         is improper and is becoming obsolete.
         1913 webster
      d a machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a
          motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.
          1913 webster

   note: power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted
         to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly
         by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a
         power press.
         1913 webster

   9. math. the product arising from the multiplication of a
      number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and
      a cube is third power, of a number.
      1913 webster

   10. metaph. mental or moral ability to act; one of the
       faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,
       the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,
       fearing, hoping, etc. --i. watts.
       1913 webster

             the guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of
             my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a
             received belief.                     --shak.
       1913 webster

   11. optics 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.
       1913 webster

   12. law an authority enabling a person to dispose of an
       interest vested either in himself or in another person;
       ownership by appointment. --wharton.
       1913 webster

   13. hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the
       business was referred to a committee with power.
       1913 webster

   note: power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the
         winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,
         gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;
         and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate
         physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.
         1913 webster

   mechanical powers. see under mechanical.

   power loom, or power press. see def. 8
       d, note.

   power of attorney. see under attorney.

   power of a point relative to a given curve geom., the
      result of substituting the coordinates of any point in
      that expression which being put equal to zero forms the
      equation of the curve; as, x^2 + y^2 - 100 is the
      power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^2 +
      y^2 - 100 = 0.
      1913 webster
see also:
possible potent posse comitatus passive power horse power mechanical powers 
mechanical power loom power press power of attorney attorney 
power of a point 2 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

power
     n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of
          nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her";
          "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
          syn: powerfulness ant: powerlessness, powerlessness
     2: physics the rate of doing work; measured in watts =
        joules/second
     3: possession of the qualities especially mental qualities
        required to do something or get something done; "danger
        heightened his powers of discrimination" syn: ability
        ant: inability
     4: a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the
        world syn: world power, major power, great power, superpower
     5: of a government or government official holding an office
        means being in power; "being in office already gives a
        candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in
        office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of
        the president" syn: office
     6: one possessing or exercising power or influence or
        authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power";
        "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" syn: force
     7: physical strength syn: might, mightiness
     8: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
        quantity is multiplied by itself syn: exponent, index
     9: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" syn:
         baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate,
         mogul, top executive, tycoon
     v : supply the force or power for the functioning of; "the
         gasoline powers the engines"
see also:
powerfulness powerlessness ability inability world power major power 
great power superpower office force might 
mightiness exponent index baron big businessman 
business leader king magnate mogul top executive 
tycoon 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

468 moby thesaurus words for "power":
   establishment, vip, ability, able, absolute power, absolutism,
   acme, activity, actuate, administration, ally, ampleness,
   amplitude, animate, appurtenance, aptitude, archduchy, archdukedom,
   ascendancy, authoritative, authoritativeness, authorities,
   authority, authorization, baron, barrel, be-all and end-all, beef,
   bent, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, birthright, bite,
   bitingness, blue ribbon, body politic, boundlessness, brass,
   brass hat, brawn, buffer state, bulk, bump, caliber, capability,
   capable, capacity, capital, captive nation, celebrity,
   championship, charisma, charm, chieftaincy, chieftainry,
   city-state, claim, claws, clout, clutches, colony, command,
   commonweal, commonwealth, compel, competence, competency,
   competent, compulsion, conjugal right, consequence,
   constituted authority, control, convincing, country, county,
   credit, cuttingness, decisiveness, delegated authority, demand,
   demonic energy, devices, dignitary, dignity, dint, direction,
   directorship, disposable resources, disposition, divine right,
   domain, dominance, dominant, domination, dominion, dower, dowry,
   drag, drive, drive on, driving force, droit, duchy, due, dukedom,
   dynamic, dynamism, earldom, effect, effective, effectiveness,
   effectual, efficacious, efficient, elder, electricity, eminence,
   empery, empire, enchantment, endowment, endurance, energetic,
   energy, enormity, enormousness, equipment, ergal, esteem, expanse,
   faculty, father, favor, figure, first place, first prize,
   fixity of purpose, flair, force, forceful, forcefulness, forcible,
   formidableness, forte, fortitude, forward, free city, fuel,
   fullness, function, funds, genius, gift, gigantism,
   give an impetus, give momentum, goad, good feeling, governance,
   government, grand duchy, grandeur, grandness, grasp, great,
   great man, great scope, greatness, grip, gripe, guts, gutsiness,
   hand, hands, hardiness, headship, heartiness, hegemony, height,
   helm, highest, hold, hugeness, immensity, impel, impellent,
   impelling force, imperium, impetus, importance, important person,
   impressiveness, impulse, impulsion, inalienable right, incentive,
   incidental power, incisiveness, incite, incitement, incumbents,
   indirect authority, inertia, infinity, influence, influential,
   influentiality, inherent authority, insinuation, instinct,
   intensity, interest, interests, intestinal fortitude, invincible,
   iron hand, iron will, irresistible force, jurisdiction,
   jus divinum, kinetic energy, kingdom, kingship, knack, land,
   largeness, lashings, lawful authority, leadership, legal authority,
   legitimacy, leverage, lion, long suit, lords of creation, lordship,
   lot, lump, lustiness, magisterialness, magnate, magnetism,
   magnitude, makings, man of mark, management, mandant, mandate,
   mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, mass, masterdom,
   mastership, mastery, maximum, means, mess, method, metier, might,
   mightiness, mighty, mogul, moment, momentum, moral courage,
   moral fiber, mordancy, most, motivate, motive power, mountain,
   move, much, muchness, muscle, nabob, name, nation, nationality,
   natural endowment, natural gift, natural right, ne plus ultra,
   nervosity, nervousness, new high, notability, notable, obstinacy,
   palms, panjandrum, paramountcy, parts, peck, person of renown,
   personage, personality, persuasion, pillar of society, plenitude,
   poignancy, polis, polity, possession, potence, potency, potent,
   potential, potential energy, potentiality, powder, power elite,
   powerful, powerfulness, powers, powers that be, predominance,
   preponderance, prerogative, prescription, presidency, pressure,
   prestige, presumptive right, pretense, pretension, primacy,
   principality, principate, privilege, prodigiousness, propel,
   proper claim, property right, propulsion, protectorate, province,
   puissance, puissant, pull, punch, puppet government, puppet regime,
   purchase, put in motion, qualification, raj, realm, record,
   recourses, regality, regnancy, reign, reins of government,
   republic, repute, resorts, resources, right, rightful authority,
   robustness, royal prerogative, ruggedness, rule, ruling circle,
   sachem, satellite, say, seneschalty, set agoing, set going,
   set in motion, settlement, sight, sinew, sinewiness, skill,
   somebody, something, sovereign nation, sovereignty, speciality,
   stalwartness, stamina, state, staying power, steam, sticking power,
   stock, stoutness, strength, strength of mind, strength of purpose,
   strength of will, strenuous, strenuousness, strings, strong arm,
   strong flair, strong language, strong point, stupendousness,
   sturdiness, suasion, subtle influence, suggestion, sultanate,
   superiority, superpower, supply, supremacy, sway, talent, talents,
   talons, territory, the goods, the great, the say, the say-so,
   the stuff, the top, thrust, title, top brass, top people, top spot,
   toparchia, toparchy, toughness, tremendousness, trenchancy, turn,
   tycoon, upper hand, vastness, very important person,
   vested authority, vested interest, vested right,
   vicarious authority, vigor, vigorous, vigorousness, virtue,
   vitality, voltage, warrant, ways, ways and means, weight, weighty,
   what it takes, wherewith, wherewithal, whip hand, whip on, wieldy,
   will, will of iron, will power, worthy, zenith

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

power
     power optimization with enhanced risc chip ibm, apple, motorola
     
     

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

power
     
        performance optimization with enhanced risc.  the ibm
        processor architecture on which powerpc was based.
     
     
see also:
ibm powerpc 

[8] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

power. this is either inherent or derivative. the former is the right, 
ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, 
ability, or faculty from another. the people have the power to establish a 
form of government, or to change one already established. a father has the 
legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice. 
     2. derivative power, which is usually known, by the technical name of 
power, is an authority by which one person enables another to do an act for 
him. powers of this kind were well known to the common law, and were divided 
into two sorts: naked powers or bare authorities, and powers coupled with an 
interest. there is a material difference between them. in the case of the 
former, if it be exceeded in the act done, it is entirely void; in the 
latter it is good for so much as is within the power, and void for the rest 
only. 
     3. powers derived from, the doctrine of uses may be defined to be an 
authority, enabling a person, through the medium of the statute of uses, to 
dispose of an interest, vested either in himself or another person. 
     4. the new york revised statute's define a power to be an authority to 
do some act in relation to lands, or the creation of estates therein, or of 
charges thereon, which the owner granting or reserving such power might 
himself lawfully perform. 
     5. they are powers of revocation and appointment which are frequently 
inserted in conveyances which owe their effect to the statute of uses; when 
executed, the uses originally declared cease, and new uses immediately arise 
to the persons named in the appointment, to which uses the statute transfers 
the legal estate and possession. 
     6. powers being found to be much more convenient than conditions, were 
generally introduced into family settlements. although several of these 
powers are not usually called powers of revocation, such as powers of 
jointuring, leasing, and charging settled estates with the payment of money, 
yet all these are powers of revocation, for they operate as revocations, pro 
tanto, of the preceding estates. powers of revocation and appointment may be 
reserved either to the original owners of the land or to strangers: hence 
the general division of powers into those which relate to the land, and 
those which are collateral to it. 
     7. powers relating to the land are those given to some person having an 
interest in the land over which they are to be exercised. these again are 
subdivided into powers appendant and in gross. 
     8. a power appendant is where a person has an estate in land, with a 
power of revocation and appointment, the execution of which falls within the 
compass of his estate; as, where a tenant for life has a power of making 
leases in possession. 
     9. a power in gross is where a person has an estate in the land, with a 
power of appointment, the execution of which falls out of the compass of his 
estate, but, notwithstanding, is annexed in privity to it, and takes effect 
in the appointee, out of an interest vested in the appointer; for instance, 
where a tenant for life has a power of creating an estate, to commence after 
the determination of his own, such as to settle a jointure on his wife, or 
to create a term of years to commence after his death, these are called 
powers in gross, because the estate of the person to whom they are given, 
will not be affected by the execution of them. 
    10. powers collateral, are those which are given to mere strangers, who 
have no interest in the laud: powers of sale and exchange given to trustees 
in a marriage settlement are of this kind. vide, generally, powell on 
powers, assim; sugden on powers, passim; cruise, dig. tit. 32, ch. 13; vin. 
ab. h.t.; c om. dig. poiar; 1 supp. to ves. jr. 40, 92, 201, 307; 2 id. 166, 
200; 1 vern. by raithby, 406; 3 stark. ev. 1199; 4 kent, com. 309; 2 lilly's 
ab. 339; whart. dig. h.t. see 1 story, eq. jur. sec. 169, as to the 
execution of a power, and when equity will supply the defect of execution. 
    11. this classification of powers is admitted to be important only with 
reference to the ability of the donee to suspend, extinguish or merge the 
power. the general rule is that a power shall not be exercised in derogation 
of a prior grant by the appointer. but this whole division of powers has 
been condemned' as too artificial and arbitrary. 
    12. powell divides powers into general and particular. powers. general 
powers are those to be exercised in favor of any person whom the appointer 
chooses. particular powers are those which are to be exercised in favor of 
specific objects. 4 kent, com. 311, vide, bouv. inst. index, h.t.; mediate 
powers; primary powers. 

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

power, mt
  zip codes: 59468

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

power -- u.s. county in idaho
   population 2000:    7538
   housing units 2000: 2844
   land area 2000:     1405.565379 sq. miles 3640.397464 sq. km
   water area 2000:    37.029920 sq. miles 95.907049 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1442.595299 sq. miles 3736.304513 sq. km
   located within:       idaho id, fips 16
   location:             42.770307 n, 112.814105 w
   headwords:
    power
    power, id
    power county
    power county, id

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

power, mt -- u.s. census designated place in montana
   population 2000:    171
   housing units 2000: 71
   land area 2000:     1.498039 sq. miles 3.879904 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.007075 sq. miles 0.018323 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.505114 sq. miles 3.898227 sq. km
   fips code:            59500
   located within:       montana mt, fips 30
   location:             47.715367 n, 111.687054 w
   zip codes 1990:     59468
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    power, mt
    power

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