horsepower
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            horse·pow·er
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈhȯrs-ˌpau̇(-ə)r  
                                                      
                                                          
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                                                      : the power that a horse exerts in pulling                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a unit of power equal in the U.S. to 746 watts and nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : effective power                                      
              
                             
intellectual horsepower
                                       computing horsepower
                         
                
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