powering

power[ 'pauəriŋ ]

• n.
  • 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"

    同义词：powerfulness

  • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
  • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

    "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

    同义词：ability

  • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

    同义词：world powermajor powergreat powersuperpower

  • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

    "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

    同义词：office

  • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

    "the mysterious presence of an evil power"

    同义词：force

  • physical strength

    同义词：mightmightiness

  • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

    同义词：exponentindex

  • a very wealthy or powerful businessman

    同义词：baronbig businessmanbusiness leaderkingmagnatemogultop executivetycoon

• v.supply the force or power for the functioning of

  "The gasoline powers the engines"